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Haringey to halve households in temporary housing by 2010
Haringey Council has committed to halving the number of households across the borough in temporary accommodation by March 2010.
The announcement, which involves a target of cutting the number of households in temporary accommodation from around 5,200 to 2,600, comes after the council was chosen by the government as one of three local authorities to develop a pilot area-based homelessness action plan.
In order to reach the target, the council has admitted it must have a far better working relationship with registered social landlords (housing associations) to agree a joint action plan for helping more people in the borough find a permanent home.
Work started on developing Haringey's plan at a Joint Homelessness Action Planning Event on Thursday 12 June, attended by representatives from the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Housing Corporation, Haringey Council and a range of registered social landlords.
The event includes presentations and workshops on how best to develop the area-based homelessness action plan, and a further meeting with registered social landlords will take place later this month.
Councillor John Bevan, cabinet member for housing, said: "Councils and registered social landlords both have essentially the same aim - to get more people into permanent housing.
"So it makes absolute sense for us to develop joint plans with registered social landlords to tackle the problems of homelessness and housing supply, with clear actions and clear targets for the borough,” added Cllr Bevan.
The two other local authorities taking part in the pilot are Hillingdon Council and Exeter City Council.
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