SOCIAL HOUSING PROJECT REPORT 31


The apartments are equipped with air source heat pumps and effi cient radiators, as well as high levels of insulation


and fi e two-edroom apartments at  m2


. hese sies were chosen to meet the ational esign Space Standards SS, in accordance with omes ngland reuirements. t also tallied with affordale housing schemes orousing has deliered preiously in Salford. he ratio of one- and two-edroom units was arried at in conunction with our housing management directorate which is ased on current lettings patterns within the area, eplains ather. he chosen mi refl ects local housing demand and helps ensure the homes meet the needs of people most liely to enefi t from apartment liing, while remaining affordale and sustainale oer the long term. dditionally, the housing proider has found signifi cant challenges letting two-edroom apartments, due to the way in which housing enefi t wors. amilies that are on housing enefi t generally need at least three people to occupy the apartment to aoid eing affected y under-occupation rules, ather eplains. While applying their own strategy,


orousing also liaised closely with the Strategic ousing epartment at Salford ity ouncil to ensure their design and approach to the scheme mi would meet their affordale housing need locally. his helped fi nalise the apartment


ratio, ut also led to the inclusion of four accessile friendly homes on the ground fl oor, in line with uilding egulations  ccessile and daptale wellings. While there were fi nancial and spatial limitations to achiee compliance as a fully wheelchair accessile apartment, we were ale to proide full wetrooms with wal-in showers and doule pattress walls for gra rails to e added in the future. t was agreed with Salford ity ouncil  as per orousings ongoing partnership with the authority  that all of the homes would e let ia the councils housing register Salford ome Search. n line with other new homes the housing proider has uilt in the orough, the agreement means that the homes will e offered to households nominated y the council ia its Salford ome Search when they are fi rst let. rom second lets onwards nominations will defer to orousings transfer agreement. he homes are also to remain affordale in perpetuity, ather eplains. he homes are grant funded affordale housing apartments and are deeloped with the intention of them remaining so for their lifetime. he deelopment is three storeys, meaning a lift was not installed  as a general rule egs art  only reuire lifts installed in locs of four


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