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Page updated 26/01/2012

Homeless Services	Investigating cases of homelessness and subsequently providing housing for those households in priority groups who find themselves homeless through no fault of their own. Developing a Homelessness Strategy for Carlisle.
Hostels	Managing two hostels and home shares for the homeless.
Private Sector Housing Team	Dealing with all private sector housing complaints under the Housing Health and Safety Ratings System regarding rented properties. Issuing of mandatory and additional licences for Houses in Multiple Occupation. Immigration Inspections for Entry Clearance to the UK: the Council now provides an inspection service, in respect of housing conditions, for people wishing to immigrate to the UK. Carlisle City Council's Landlord and Property Accreditation Scheme. Managing the Council's Low Cost Housing Scheme. Managing Disabled Facility Grants. The Council's obligations under the Energy Conservation legislation. For more information go to the Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre.
Housing Strategy	Developing a Housing Strategy. Delivering the Regional Cumbria Housing Strategy through local action plans. Latest version of the action plan entitled Housing Action Plan Update 2010-2014. This includes provision for gypsy, traveller and roma families. Overseeing the contract between Carlisle City Council and Riverside Carlisle, in respect of former City Council-owned properties.

Housing webpages
Housing strategy (including Housing Action Plan 2010-2014 and Homelessness Strategy)

Does the policy/service impact on the following?

Equality Impact Screening	Impact Yes/No?	Positive impact?	Negative impact?
Age	Yes	65 + Satisfaction with own home is higher than the average.	18-24 group have the lowest satisfaction with own home (77% compared to 91% average).
Disability	Yes	Satisfaction with own home is higher than the average.
Race	Yes		BME groups have the lowest satisfaction with own home (72% compared to 91% average).
Gender/ Transgender	Yes		Current Families Hostel fails to meet the Decent Homes Standard we currently enforce on the private sector.
Sexual orientation	No
Religion or belief	No
Health inequalities	No
Rurality	Yes	Satisfaction with own home is highest in rural areas.	Providing affordable housing in rural areas is one of the greatest challenges in the housing strategy. Fuel poverty is more likely to affect rural households due the methods of construction and the lack of a networked gas supply.
Human rights	No
Other	Yes	Hostels and homelessness service provides a crucial safety net with a proven record of ‘getting people back on their feet’. Centre of Excellence will provide additional opportunities to service uses whilst providing a community resources in Caldewgate.	There is inequality in the levels of satisfaction with own home across a range of identifiable groups. (Difference of 10% on the average is identified below). Social Housing has a satisfaction of 81% compared with 91% for the average.