[Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Exmouth U.D.C.
- Exmouth (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1967
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Credit: [Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Exmouth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![15. The following paragraphs have k'lndly been supplied by the Housing and V/elfare Officer, Mr, E, Ashton, 19. LETTIN&S POLICY The Housing Report submitted to the Council for 196? emphasised the need for a new look at the lettings policy. It was appreciated that no letting system can take into account every set of circiamstances and suggestions contained in the Report and eventually adopted by the Council gave the Housing Committee an opportunity - providing sufficient properties were available to let - of considering a wider range of applicants, particularly those in the family group. The proposals which were approved and outlined below were agreed on the assumption that the Ministry would approve a reasonable annual allocation, hov;ever in view of the present economic situation, as further building is being restricted to bungalows for the elderly, the. full implications of the new look at the letting policy v;ill to some degree have to be postponed for the time being. In order to implement this change of policy within a reasonable time the Council agreed to a qualifying period for new applicants of twelve months, in order to prevent too much consideration being given to very recent applications for rehousing. It was also intended that the qualifying period should provide a stabilizing period before a family was rehoused. This change of policy did not however preclude the consideration for rehousing of priority applications irrespective of the date of the application. The Council also agreed to consider for rehousing young childless couples on the same category as couples with one child, in view of the reluctance of many of them to have children whilst living in poor accommodation or where a lease specifically excludes children. MEALS ON VmEELS AID imCHEON CLUBS The meals service operated by the VI.R.V.S. was extended to three days a week during the year for approximately sixty elderly houseboimd people in the town. Luncheon Clubs have also been started at Clayton House and Ratcliffe House for elderly people who find it difficult to provide a nourishing hot meal, but who can attend one of the Centres, At Clayton House the meals are provided by the vY,R.V.S. and at Ratcliffe House they are cooked by a group of the elderly residents. Help in both cases is provided by elderly residents and supervised by '• resident wardens. CO-OPERATION WITH COUNTY 7/ELFARE SERVICE Co-operation, particuilarly with the Couniy Welfare Department has always been of the highest standard, Partly as a result of this al] the Council's old people's dwellings are covered by a resident warden service; two community centres are in f\ill use and a third is under construction. There is also close co-operation with regard to problem tenants, particularly those with rent arrears and monthly meetings to have been arranged between the responsible officers to decide on action with regard to individual cases, in order to prevent eviction because of debt.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2920012x_0035.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
