It is our role to engage and empower our communities, providing different types of support depending on their specific the needs. This also includes supporting the independence, health and wellbeing of our residents and always striving to keep Elmbridge safe.
Supporting independence, health and wellbeing
- Facilitate delivery of affordable homes in line with our Housing and Homelessness Strategy.
- Aim to minimise the use of temporary accommodation.
- Work with partners to give more people the choice to remain living independently at home.
- Minimise rough sleeping across the borough.
- Work with landlords and tenants to ensure safe, healthy and energy efficient homes.
- Support a borough-wide health and wellbeing offer.
- Increase the supply of high-quality new homes.
Engaging, empowering and keeping our communities safe
- Engage with our communities and ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to be heard.
- Encourage volunteering through the development and delivery of a new organisation-wide Volunteering Strategy.
- Work with partners to protect the community through targeted crime reduction and enforcement activities.