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The policy of transferring to smaller accommodation those
Council tenants who were living in accommodation in excess of their
requirements has been continued during the past year. By so doing
it has been possible to make the larger types of houses available for
reletting to bigger families and so relieve the overcrowding formerly
experienced in such cases.
The demand from evicted families remains acute and although
51 such families were offered emergency accommodation in Half-way
Houses in the course of the year, in many cases it was impossible to
assist.
A feature of this year's work has been the commencement of the
first post-war redevelopment scheme undertaken by the Council, and
at Cricklewood Lane 40 flats are in course of erection as the initial
stage to replace out-of-date dwellings in that area.
The housing needs of the elderly have also been catered for to
an increasing extent during the past twelve months. Many bungalows
and small flatlets designed for occupation by elderly persons have
been incorporated in Housing Estates erected, or in course of development,
in various parts of the Borough. In addition, the Council
acquired a property in Central Hendon and by a simple conversion
adapted the building to accommodate eight elderly persons. This
method of rehousing the elderly has proved so successful that the
Council has acquired an adjacent property to be similarly converted.
The following table sets out the number of housing applicants
assisted during the year ending 31st December, 1952 :—