Older People's Strategy - Newcastle City Council

88for housing in the city over the next 15 years. All the keypriorities in the Housing Strategy impact on older people: Offering the homes that people want, which includes arange of new build from larger family houses to 2-bedroomhouses, including 500 bungalows. Delivering more affordable homes and better mechanismsfor people to access housing through the choice-basedlettings scheme – Your Choice Homes – and a proposedhousing options service. Addressing students’ housing needs so that the studentsare housed appropriately and the popularity, character andhousing mix of existing residential neighbourhoods are notadversely affected. Delivering high-quality homes by ensuring that private andpublic housing meets the decent homes standard. Delivering sustainable neighbourhoods by ensuring thatappropriate housing and neighbourhood management is inplace and by preserving the distinctive character of differentneighbourhoods. The Local Development Frameworkproposes a character-based approach to design whichmaintains and enhances local distinctiveness. Providing homes for older people and people with disabilities. Providing homes for an increasingly diverse population,taking account of the needs of different black and minorityethnic groups. Providing homes for vulnerable people and people withsupport needs such as people at risk of homelessness.