- Lead Member Croydon Council
- Participating Members Cardiff Council, Croydon Council, Locality, Oldham Council, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Year 2018
- Status Policy Labs
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Report
Bid
Principles met
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Enterprise and social economy
We will promote community-based approaches to economic development that focus on supporting the creation of jobs, social enterprises and other businesses and providing an environment for co-operative and mutual enterprises to thrive.
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New models of meeting priority needs
In exploring new ways of meeting the priority needs of our communities we will encourage models, such as co-operatives and mutuals, which give greater influence and voice to staff and users. in designing and commissioning public services and in determining the use of public resources.
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Social partnership
We will strengthen the co-operative partnership between citizens, communities, enterprises and Councils, based on a shared sense of responsibility for wellbeing and mutual benefit.
About the project
The Housing Commission was set up by the Co-operative Councils’ Innovation Network (CCIN), led by Croydon Council, with a practical focus to encourage local authorities to foster co-operative, community-led solutions to the housing crisis.
The Commission has produced a report on why and how councils are enabling and supporting community-led housing (CLH), together with case studies on 12 local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales.
The Commission has collaborated with the Housing Associations’ Charitable Trust’s project to develop a CLH Technical Toolkit for local authorities. This is available on the Community Led Homes website.
