They aim to support young homeless people in finding
and sustaining accommodation and reduce the danger
of them sleeping rough.
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Key service objectives are:
- tackling homelessness, South Ayrshire Council’s
local homeless strategy will be developed further
following the introduction of the new Housing Act.
- improve housing management, the Council is continually
updating and reviewing policy and procedures in its
objective to provide quality housing management services.
- improving housing quality, this is a broadbased
objective aimed at improving the housing conditions,
and therefore quality of life, for all residents
of South Ayrshire.
- meeting community care needs, South Ayrshire recognises
the role of housing, in community care in terms,
of assessing housing needs for community care; strategic
planning; enabling and influencing the activities
of other providers, including the private sector;
providing housing directly.
- the service aims to provide quality rented accommodation
at a low cost. The staff work closely with Housing
Benefit Officers to ensure that tenants on a low
income receive maximum entitlement to housing benefit.
- a quality repairs service is provided 24 hours
a day and the Council aim to complete all emergency
repairs within 4 hours.
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