Support

Representation ID: 4512

Received: 04/08/2025

Respondent: Mrs Elizabeth Poynter

This makes lots of sense and frees up housing stock for families.
But the flats are often extremely expensive and a maintenance fee is then paid on top meaning some elderly folk we know stay in their old, unsuitable homes instead.

Support

Representation ID: 4960

Received: 11/08/2025

Respondent: Ms Karen Scott

Given that 66.8% of Medway's housing is under-occupied, priority for homes that attract people out of under-occupancy and into homes for life, where they can be cared for in their own homes, however long it takes for them to get to that point, should be top priority and not a provision in a sea of other housing. Every household that downsizes leaves a home of a decent size for a family.