In our role as a community leader we will engage and empower our communities, while also supporting independence, enhancing health and wellbeing and always striving to keep Elmbridge safe.
Supporting independence, health and wellbeing
- We will help facilitate the delivery of affordable homes in line with our Housing and Homelessness Strategy.
- We will aim to eliminate the use of temporary accommodation outside of Elmbridge.
- We will work with partners to give more people the choice to remain living independently at home.
- We will minimise rough sleeping across the borough.
- We will work with landlords and tenants to ensure safe, healthy and energy efficient homes. • We will deliver on a health and wellbeing offer for all in the borough.
Engaging, empowering and keeping our communities safe
- Working with partners we will ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to be heard through consultation.
- We will encourage volunteering through the development and delivery of a new Volunteering Strategy.
- We will review our approach to our community services offer to ensure it meets local needs and is financially sustainable.
- We will protect the community through targeted crime reduction and enforcement initiatives, as well as partnership working.