North Lanarkshire Council has revealed plans to improve its housing stock over the next five years in its Local Housing Strategy (LHS).

The plan has been co-produced in partnership with various stakeholders including registered social landlords, service providers, statutory bodies as well as tenants, residents and elected members.

Key features includes tackling housing supply, homelessness and energy efficiency.

Creating 'affordable' housing, tackling fuel poverty and meeting the needs of older households/those with specific needs are also included in the LHS.

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Progress on the strategy will be reviewed annually over the next five years.

Cllr Kaye Harmon said: "The new LHS comes at a challenging time for the council and its partners; we face significant reductions in public sector resources, as well as the ongoing uncertainty from welfare reforms that affect the lives of many local people while reducing the funding available to pay for housing services. At the same time we need to meet the needs of an increasingly elderly population and an increase in the overall number of households, as well as the continued need to address homelessness and fuel poverty.

"Despite these challenges I believe our LHS can, and will help deliver real improvements to people's lives. Our action plan sets out how we're going to help improve the quality and energy efficiency of our housing stock; build much needed new affordable homes and deliver a range of support services to help people achieve their potential."

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