Welcome to Housing Services performance page. We aim to provide feedback and information to you on our performance in a range of areas.

Housing Register

Number of households on the housing register as at 31st March

*(to 31st July) You can apply online at the Hart Homes website. If you need any more information on the Housing Register process please see the Housing Register section of this website.

Homelessness- Performance
The following information details Hart District Councils performance on Homelessness

Number of households given housing advice as at 31st March

This chart demonstrates that number of people approaching the service for advice has increased dramatically over the past 4 years.

Number of homelessness acceptances as at 31st March

*(to 30th June) Although the number of people approaching the service has increased, the number of homelessness acceptances has decreased. This reduction is as a result of the early intervention in potential homelessness situations and the range of preventative options being offered.

Number of applicants with a homelessness duty owed in temporary accommodation as at 31st March

*(to 30th June) The number of households in temporary accommodation has reduced over the past 4 years. The main reason for this reduction is the increased prevention activity by the team and provision of realistic alternatives to temporary accommodation. The Council recently received congratulations from the CLG that the temporary accommodation target for 2010 had already been achieved.

Number of applicants in bed and breakfast as at 31st March

*(to 30th June) Hart District Council only use B&B in exceptional circumstances and has managed to keep the use of this emergency accommodation at a minimum. For further information regarding homelessness please see the Homelessness section of this website.

Development-Performance
The following information provides details of our performance in the development and provision of affordable housing.

Housing needs figures from surveys carried out in 2003, 2005, 2008

Authorities are required to carry out a Housing Needs survey to identify the shortage of affordable homes in their areas. Hart DC carried out a full survey in 2003, an update in 2005 and another full survey on 2008. for more information see the Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) section The figures show a requirement for over 400 affordable houses to be developed each year in order to meet the need in the district, acknowledging that this is an infeasible target and the fluctuations in delivery, Hart aims to deliver an average of 80 affordable properties over any 3 year period.

Number of new affordable housing properties as at 31st March

The number of affordable properties in 2004/5 was exceptionally high mainly due to the provision at the Elvetham Heath development. The Thames Valley Special Protection Area has prevented a number of developments from being approved recently as well as the downturn in the housing market. It is expected that delivery will pick up again in 2010/11 with developments such as Hitches Lane, Fleet and Campbell Close, Fleet starting on site in 2009/10

Number of affordable housing properties let each year as at 31st March

For further information on the Housing needs Survey and Development issues please see the Development page in the Housing section of this website