Inclusive Growth Framework Fundamentals
Affordable and safe places
Summary
Affordable and safe places is about everyone living in decent homes that they can afford, in neighbourhoods where they feel secure, and having a sense of belonging in the place that they live.
Considerations
We need to ensure that the design of neighbourhoods, high streets, town centres, parks and other public areas are inclusive and accessible, so that everyone can thrive. This also means ensuring that there is a range of housing options which are affordable, safe and of a high standard.
We recognize that different groups of people have different experiences. For instance, we need to consider the needs of people with low incomes, disabilities, older people, and those with additional needs.
Outcome
Ensuring that everyone in the West Midlands has affordable, safe and secure housing which meets their needs and aspirations. To do this, we must design out homelessness, create good quality homes and address housing decency and living standards across the different housing sectors.
Metrics
- Ratio of median house price to median annual earnings
- Additional affordable homes and vacant dwellings
- Rates of homelessness such as families with children in temporary accommodation
- People killed or seriously injured in road traffic collisions
- Crime rates (criminal damage and arson; juvenile first time entrants to the youth justice system [aged 10-17]; violence against the person with injury; domestic violence and abuse)
- Bus safety: crimes per million boards
- Domestic violence
Inclusive Growth Framework
