A Housing Strategy is not a statutory requirement, and as such the council is not required to produce one. However, this council believes that a long-term, ambitious Housing Strategy is critical to maximising growth through delivering more homes and that this will result in positive outcomes for residents of Cumberland.
This Housing Strategy reflects the council’s priorities and the vision for Adult Social Care & Housing. The priorities set out in this strategy have a broader connectivity to driving forward economic growth, raising housing standards, improving the health and well-being of our communities, enabling delivery of homes, and supporting the council to meet its strategic priorities around homelessness.
Other strategies look at different areas of housing for those residents who have a care and/or support need. Such as the Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeping Strategy (2025 - 2030) and the upcoming Supported Housing Strategy.