Issue - meetings

a)     To consider the report on the Social Housing Field

b)     Questions to ask the Housing Associations (Adra, Clwyd Alyn, Grŵp Cynefin and North Wales Housing)

1.     To accept the report noting the information and thank the Housing and Property Department for the comprehensive information submitted.

2.     To request additional information from the Housing and Property Department regarding:

-        The numbers on the waiting list for bungalows in Gwynedd and in the Meirionnydd area.

-        The Homelessness figures and how many of these do not originate from Gwynedd.

-        A link to the page on the Members' Intranet which provides ward-level data on the Housing Register.

-        Data on housing exchange numbers (mutual exchanges).

-        Data about the Tai Teg register and the figures.

-        The under-occupancy figures.

-        The exceptions to the Allocations Policy over the past 5 years stating the reasons.

3.     To express concern regarding:

-        The lack of input from the Council when Housing exchanges take place.

-        The potential future implications of the White Paper for Gwynedd's Allocations Policy.

-        The lack of a reduction in the numbers on the Common Housing Register over the last ten years.

-        The homeless numbers in the County.

-        Communicate with the Housing Associations and suggest that the Housing Department should provide a standard form for Members to complete on behalf of tenants when maintenance is required, including the provision of points of contact for the various Housing Association Departments.

4.     To accept the information received from the Housing Associations and their responses to members' questions that will be summarised in the Committee's minutes.