Delivery Plan Priority E

Homes for Bolton is the name used by a number of Housing Service providers in Bolton, these Housing Service providers are members of a partnership called Bolton Community Homes. This partnership was established in 1992 and is an independent strategic housing, regeneration and service provider company limited by guarantee.

Bolton Community Homes is one of a number of partnerships which make up the Local Strategic Partnership for Bolton (known as the Bolton Vision Partnership).

Registered at Companies House and with a Board of Directors, Bolton Community Homes represents a wide ranging cross sector partnership of the local authority, housing and regeneration service providers, service users and developers in the Bolton area.

Collectively, individual Company Members of Bolton Community Homes:

Manage and maintain over 25,000 homes.
Provide support to numerous service users in supported and temporary housing
Directly employ over 1300 people in the Bolton area.
Lead on the delivery of a wide range of regeneration initiatives.
Contribute to the identification of regional objectives.

Bolton Community Homes links with the Councils Regeneration and Development and Adult Services Directorates bringing together economic, physical regeneration and community services.

In addition to representation on Bolton Community Homes' Board, the council has a management and operational relationship with Bolton Community Homes Officers through the Chief Housing Officer.

Housing Strategic Priority E:	To strengthen our partnership approach to improve housing, services and communities.
Links to Community Strategy Aim:	Strong and confident Bolton

	Task	Sub tasks/Milestones	Outcomes	Target	Lead
1	Develop 'Homes for Bolton' concept to improve local delivery of services	Develop a core central customer access point Develop co-ordinated neighbourhood management services Launch of new branding	Improved access to services and customer satisfaction	85% customer satisfaction	Jon Lord
2	Review BCH / Housing Partnership role as part of review of the Housing system in Bolton	Establish strong links with new / revised LSP Revise performance framework for BCH Adopt theme based approach to delivery of priorities for RSLs	Fit for purpose housing system Tangible outcomes monitored to ensure VFM		Jon Lord
3	Deliver Neighbourhood Action Plans (NRS/LAA Themes)	BCH support/provide secondee to cover East Bolton NAPS Support Farnworth Neighbourhood Management area - St. Vincents to lead on housing input/initiatives Continue to participate in Gt Lever Neighbourhood Management area - IVHA to deliver UCAN Centre To support the continuation of existing UCAN Centres e.g. Tonge, Moses Gate, Union Road etc Increase the role of housing within the LAA	Sustainable Communities Secure funding streams	Targets to develop from NAPs Contribute to achieving targets identified in Farnworth Neighbourhood action plan. Contribute to achieving targets identified in the Great Lever Neighbourhood action plan - delivery of Great Lever UCAN.	Great Places St. Vincent's IVHA BCH / Bolton at Home
4	Maximise opportunities for external business / funding			Secure 20% additional BCH external funding	Jon Lord