Agenda item - Update on the EDB Review

60.1       Hilary Edgar, Housing Service Operations Manager, introduced the update on the EDB review that looked to improve the delivery timescale, resource deployment and the range of projects funded. This review included the task to improve the process by making the EDB easier to understand, fairer and more equitable.

60.2       Residents asked what EDB funded projects the Woodingdean area could to bid for as it was predominantly independent houses that did not have communal areas meaning that they could only primarily benefit from bins and fencing.

60.3       Officers responded that queries and problems relating to the EDB should be addressed at an earlier stage in the process in order identify issues so they could be rectified and ready to proceed to the next stage. In terms of fencing, individuals would be able to apply on a separate scheme; communal fencing could still be part of EDB bids.

60.4       In response to residents who expressed frustration over the limited things they could bid on, officers stated that they would be available to meet resident associations or individuals to suggest robust bids that reflected their needs, something that they previously had done on other estates when invited.

60.5       Officers stated that the approach of the EDB review was about the council being a fair landlord using clear city wide criteria and a collaborative approach with tenants.

60.6       RESOLVED: That the Panel note the update.