Priority Six of the Council’s Corporate Plan is:
Valuing and Appreciating Halton and Our Community - Supporting Halton’s residents to live in decent and affordable homes, surrounded by safe and thriving communities.
The Council’s housing responsibilities and functions are broad. ‘A Housing Strategy for Halton 2026 – 2031’ provides a strategic policy framework for housing to help improve and coordinate delivery by the Council and local partners. The Housing Strategy is available below:
The Housing Strategy is underpinned by evidence from a Housing Needs Assessment, which included engaging with many organisations with an interest in housing locally and a survey sent to around 1 in 4 households across Runcorn and Widnes. The Housing Needs Assessment helps us understand how different household types live now and the types of homes they aspire to in the future.
The Housing Needs Assessment is available below: