Housing

We are calling on landlords who own properties in Wyre Forest to get in touch if they can help us provide safe accommodation for victims of domestic abuse. We are committed to making sure domestic abuse victims are given the support and assistance they need to live their lives free from abuse and harm. We have a statutory duty to provide safe accommodation for survivors of dome ...

A special meeting of Wyre Forest District Council is to be arranged to consider adopting the Local Plan. The Council has been working on a revised Wyre Forest District Local Plan since 2015. The Local Plan identifies where development sites for homes and business will be. It also set out the services and infrastructure needed to support them. There are 5,520 new homes and 29 he ...

The Home Office has informed Wyre Forest District Council that it intends to use a hotel in Kidderminster to house asylum seekers. The UK has international humanitarian obligations to assess people who arrive in the UK and claim asylum. For several years, the Home Office has not been able to house everyone waiting for a decision on their asylum application. This is because they ...

Wyre Forest District Council is entering the final stages of the process to adopt a new Local Plan. The Local Plan identifies where development sites for homes and business will be and the services and infrastructure needed to support them. Wyre Forest District Council’s plan for 2016-2036 was submitted to the Secretary of State for Examination at the end of April 2020 and the ...

Wyre Forest District Council has confirmed that it is part of a countywide pledge to support Afghan refugees. Worcestershire will be receiving families through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme which is supporting the interpreters and other personnel that supported our military. The first arrivals in the county will be next month and they will be accomm ...

Helping landlords understand the latest changes to regulations due to Covid-19 is one of the aims of a Worcestershire online landlords’ forum. The free event is open to all landlords and letting agents in the county and is being held on Tuesday 8 June at 2pm.  It is being organised by the six district councils along with the National Residential Landlords Association. It will o ...

More low-income families can apply for a grant to make their homes more energy efficient after Wyre Forest District Council received confirmation to extend its scheme until June and apply for further funding. The council’s scheme began in November 2020 and aims to help families by paying for the fitting of loft insulation, draught proofing and high heat retention storage heater ...

Wyre Forest residents are again being offered the opportunity to save money on their gas and electricity bills through a scheme being run by Wyre Forest District Council. Wyre Forest District Council has opened its Wyre Forest Energy Switch scheme for the fourth time in an effort to help its residents save money on their energy bills. Wyre Forest Energy Switch is working in par ...

Low-income home owners can now apply to Wyre Forest District Council for funding to make their home more energy efficient. Grants are available for loft insulation, solar panels, draught proofing and the installation of high heat retention storage heaters. The funding is available for properties which have a low Energy Performance Certificate, this means those which have a band ...

Property and landowners are being urged to come forward to help councils across Worcestershire ensure homeless people and rough sleepers do not return to the streets, as lockdown restrictions are eased.