Ipswich Housing Strategy

Ipswich Borough Council has updated its Housing Strategy to reflect both national and local developments. This includes the need for a separate Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy, as well as new approaches to the Private Rented Sector and housing for older people.

Priorities of the Housing Strategy 2019-2024

The updated Housing Strategy focuses on four main priorities:

• Enabling building of houses of all tenures
• Improving access to and the quality of existing housing
• Meeting the housing needs of all communities and meeting the challenges of an ageing population.
• Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping

Working together

This Strategy outlines what the Council can do directly and how we can influence others to improve housing in Ipswich. It highlights the importance of collaboration with our partners to achieve these goals.

Action plan and monitoring

The Housing Strategy is supported by an Action Plan, which is reviewed every three months to track progress on the four priorities.

You can download the Ipswich Borough Council Housing Strategy here (PDF).

Supporting documents

Several documents support the Housing Strategy, providing background information and context:

• Appendix 1 – Action Plan (PDF)
• Appendix 2 – Ipswich Housing Report 2019 (PDF)
• Appendix 3 – The National Context (PDF)
• Appendix 4 – The Local Context (PDF)
• Appendix 5 – Links to other Strategies (PDF)
• Appendix 6 – Stakeholder Event July 2016 (PDF)
• Appendix 7 – Older Persons Housing Review (Ipswich Borough Council Tenants)
• Appendix 8 – Housing Strategy Annual Report 2018
• Appendix 9 - Consultation Report

An Annual Housing Strategy Review Report for 2019 is also available.