Community Challenges
Housing
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Decent, affordable, well-maintained homes are the foundation of every other good outcome.
Context
What is happening.
Housing pressure in East Birmingham is acute: overcrowding, disrepair in the private rented sector, and a shortage of genuinely affordable homes for growing families.
Challenges
What we face.
- Overcrowding and multi-generational households under strain
- Substandard conditions in parts of the private rented sector
- Long waits for social housing of the right size
- Rising rents and energy costs
Opportunities
What we can build on.
- Strong community-led housing organisations
- Brownfield sites with redevelopment potential
- Demand for family-sized homes that the market is not delivering
Solutions
Practical, community-led steps forward.
- —Stronger enforcement against rogue landlords
- —More social and family-sized housing prioritised in local plans
- —Energy-efficiency retrofit programmes targeted at older stock
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