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The following extracts are taken from the Annual Report of the
Housing Management Committee:-
Rehousing
During 1963 the Lettings Sub Committee considered reports
dealing with individual cases submitted in accordance with the
Conditions of the Points Scheme:-
Conditions
of
Points Scheme
'C' Families living with relatives 29
'D' Families living apart 6
'E' Irregular overcrowding 120
'G' Two refusals of alternative accommodation 3
'K' Three or more families (relatives) in House 1
'H' Transfer of priority housing -
'J' Special cases 57
'J' Rehousing subject to nomination 5
M.O.H. Medical recommendations (T.B.) 2
M.0.H. Cases for consideration 8
Special requests for emergency accommodation 55
Total 286
A review of the register carried out in the latter half of 1963
revealed a considerable improvement in the overall housing position
since the previous review. There are now only 507 families in the
hardcore of the register, compared with 741 shown two years previously
including 241 cases which have been registered for less than twelve
months.
It would seem that the urgent housing need caused by over
crowding which has persisted over many years has lessened considerably
and we have now passed to a phase where the emphasis must be placed
upon providing improved standards.
The housing register includes 318 old age pensioners requiring
one bedroom premises but this is considered to be only a part of the
total need among elderly persons in the town and methods of discovering
other necessitous cases must be followed wherever practicable.
There is need for the building of flats specially designed for
elderly persons with a warden in charge for those applicants who
would benefit from this type of accommodation but other elderly
persons much prefer to live in schemes of mixed development and care
in the proper selection of tenants for various types of vacancies is
necessary,
MEDICAL CASES
During 1963 nine cases claiming rehousing priority for
tuberculosis were investigated and reported upon. They were all
added to the list.