Work begins on £20.85 million scheme to create more social housing in Derby
BUILDING work has started on more than 100 homes for people on Derby City Council's housing waiting list.
The authority had worked for about eight years to secure Government funding for the £20.85 million scheme.
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Front, resident Jack Dean with, back row, from left, Chris Flynn, Riverside divisional director; Cath Roth, Derby City Council strategic director of adults, health and housing; Councillor Baggy Shanker; Raymond Webb, Riverside divisional board chairman; Glen Scofield, Thomas Vale Housing new build director; and Rob Atkins, Thomas Vale project manager.
There are 104 homes, including flats and houses being built by Thomas Vale Construction in Durley Close, Alvaston, Craddock Avenue, Spondon, and Max Road, Chaddesden.
As part of the scheme, another 66 existing properties will be bought and become social housing. Fifty of them will need refurbishing.
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They will all be run by social landlord Riverside Housing Group.
Chris Flynn, Riverside Midlands divisional director, said they would be a mixture of homes with two, three and four bedrooms available to rent for people on the council's waiting list.
He said: "We've been working with the city council for eight years to get this project up and running.
"We are so pleased to be marking these exciting new schemes for Derby.
"As well as the build programme, we will be delivering community projects to benefit local people near to the housing schemes."
Councillor Baggy Shanker, cabinet member for housing and advice, said the scheme would "provide much-needed affordable housing in Derby". There will also be some cash paid towards the scheme from Riverside.
Of the new homes, 55 will be in Spondon, 38 in Alvaston and 11 in Chaddesden.
The first of the homes are set to be completed in May.
6 Comments
by dianae
Tuesday, March 05 2013, 4:51AM
“The present govt want more houses to be built - for every house the council sells at a discount to existing tenants (who have been there more than 5 years) they have to build a new affordable home.
So Derby council is doing what the law says. If someone does a Right to Buy deal with the council they can get up to £75,000 off the price of the house - if they sell it before 5 years is up, they have to payback some or all of that discount
No-one - whether they were born in UK or not has a right by law to social housing - there aren't enough to go round (2 million were sold off before this replacement law came in last year)
The housing minister said
"Foreign nationals are eligible for an allocation of social housing if:
in the case of European economic area nationals, they have a relevant right to reside, for example, if they are working, self-sufficient, or have a permanent right of residence in the UK (after five years lawful residence in the UK),
in the case of other foreign nationals, they have been granted leave to enter or remain in the UK with recourse to public funds (for example, people granted refugee status or humanitarian protection).
Where foreign nationals are eligible, they would have their housing needs considered on the same basis as other applicants in accordance with the local authority's allocation scheme."
So someone who is say Portugese and not earning enough to support themselves will not be eligible for social housing - but their children might be, if the parents are UNINTENTIONALLY homeless”
by dianae
Monday, March 04 2013, 9:53PM
“Right Wing - haven't you heard?
The govt are changing the rules - all EU residents will only be able to claim benefits after paying into the system for certain length of time.
They are also making sure that British families with disabled children are judged to have an extra bedroom, that people are put off from fostering as the bedroom being occupied by a foster child won't count etc”
by RightWing
Monday, March 04 2013, 10:57AM
“Being built just in time to house some of the Romanian & Bulgarian migrants who will arrive next year. Any one actually from Derby will have no chance.”
by Miss_Naughty
Monday, March 04 2013, 10:25AM
“So the council has acquired the money to build houses for another company.
It must be nice to have a company that the council does the major works for while paying you for the privilege.”
by troy27
Monday, March 04 2013, 9:20AM
“New houses for a while,but after 2 or 3 years they will wrecked.”
by NewForOld
Monday, March 04 2013, 9:01AM
“Will they be used for Derby folk?”