Housing Strategy Cabinet

Committee report · Cabinet · Mon 1 Dec 2025 · Hastings Borough Council · agenda item 6 · the whole meeting

What it recommends

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“That Cabinet recommends the draft Housing Strategy 2025 to 2030 set out at Appendix 1 to go to Full Council for approval.”
“That Cabinet agrees the Year 1 Action Plan set out at Appendix.”
“3. That Cabinet agree that the draft Housing Strategy meets Council’s statutory duty to undertake a Homelessness Review and produce a Homelessness Strategy.”
“That Cabinet endorses the complementary East Sussex Housing Partnership Strategy at Appendix 6 and associated Mobilisation Plan at Appendix 7.”
“That Cabinet receives a report on the delivery of the Housing Strategy 2025 to 2030 and the East Sussex Housing Partnership Strategy on an annual basis.”

What the meeting decided

The minutes record: Agreed. “RESOLVED (unanimously): 1. That Cabinet recommends the draft Housing Strategy 2025 to 2030 set out at Appendix 1 to go to Full Council for approval. 2. That Cabinet agrees the Year 1 Action Plan set out at Appendix 2. 3. That Cabinet agree that the draft Housing Strategy meets Council’s statutory duty to undertake a Homelessness Review and produce a Homelessness Strategy 4.” minutes ↗

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The report also asks Cabinet to agree that the draft strategy meets the council's statutory duty to carry out a Homelessness Review and produce a Homelessness Strategy, and to endorse the East Sussex Housing Partnership Strategy and its Mobilisation Plan. p9 p10

The report notes that the 2025 Indices of Multiple Deprivation rated Hastings the 14th most deprived local authority in England, and the worst of any English local authority for barriers to housing and other services. p26

Cabinet is also asked to agree to receive an annual report on delivery of the Housing Strategy and the East Sussex Housing Partnership Strategy. p11

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p93. That Cabinet agree that the draft Housing Strategy meets Council’s statutory duty to undertake a Homelessness Review and produce a Homelessness Strategy
p104. That Cabinet endorses the complementary East Sussex Housing Partnership Strategy at Appendix 6 and associated Mobilisation Plan at Appendix 7
p115. That Cabinet receives a report on the delivery of the Housing Strategy 2025 to 2030 and the East Sussex Housing Partnership Strategy on an annual basis.
p265. The 2025 Indices of Multiple Deprivation was published in October 2025 with Hastings determined to be the 14th most deprived Local Authority in England. Most relevant for this Strategy is that Hastings rated worst for barriers to housing and other services of any other English Local Authority.

Places and organisations it names

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Appendix 1 - Budget Monitoring Tables 2025-26 P6 September 2025 · Committee report
Appendix 1 - Budget Setting Fees and Charges 2026-27 by Service · Committee report
Appendix 1 - MTFS 2026-27 - 2027-28 v1.3 · Committee report
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Appendix 2 - P6 2025-26 Capital Monitoring · Committee report
Appendix 3 - 2025-26 PIER Savings P6 · Committee report
Appendix 3 - Fees and Charges 2026-27 - Combined Narrative · Committee report
EQIA Housing Strategy Final n3 · Committee report
Fees and Charges Report 2026-27 for cabinet · Committee report
Final Draft - East Sussex Housing Partnership Strategy n6 · Committee report
HBC Report Midyear Treasuryreport · Committee report
Hastings Housing Company (HHC) Ltd Update Report v1.4 · Committee report
Hastings Homeless Review May 2025 n5 · Committee report
Housing Strategy Action Plan Y1 n2 · Committee report
Housing Strategy Consultation Report n4 · Committee report
Housing Strategy Final Draft n1 · Committee report
MTFS 2026-27 Report v1.2 · Committee report
Minutes Public Pack, 03/11/2025 Cabinet · Committee report
Museum report December 2025 · Committee report
Museum Minutes · Committee report
Outline Mobilisation Plan - Year 1 East Sussex Housing Partnership n7 · Committee report
Cabinet minutes · Committee minutes

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