1. Housing under pressure
Cllr Bill Randall - Chair of Housing Committee
Brighton & Hove Council
4th June 2014

8. The other side of Brighton & Hove
18,000 names on housing register which has
gone up by 50 per cent since 2010
150 rough sleepers (latest official count)

9. Private sector rents up by more than a
third since 2010
Private rented housing about 30 per cent
of city total
Council home sales accelerating
(107 sold since 2012 – 79 in 2013-14)

10. City had 3rd highest UK rate (12 %)
of house price inflation in 2013
Average price £348.91
Manchester highest (21%)
Average price £209,627
(Nationwide)

11. About 80% of homes in city beyond pocket of
first time buyers
40% of new homes bought by people from
outside city
Local low wage economy 20% of workers live
on minimum wage
Fifth highest place to rent in Britain
after London, Guildford, Oxford and
Winchester

12. An estimated 60,255 people in Brighton & Hove who
have used illegal drugs. This represents 36% of all
adults.
A 2010 study in identified more than 2,000 heroin and
cocaine users in the city who could be identified as
problem drug users – dependent on one or more drugs,
or were experiencing health or social problems, or were
committing crimes, related to their drug use
Drug use in the city

13. This year drug deaths have fallen for the third year
running:
35 deaths in 2010
16 deaths in 2014
During this period the city’s drug treatment services have
taken a cultural shift and are now tailoring services to
drug users who have a named worker assigned to them
early on as part of a care pathway.
Training for drug users’ partners to administer life-saving
antidotes to opiates in the event of an overdose.”

14. Partnership working the key
City council works with other public services, third and
voluntary sector organisations and faith groups
Return of public health to local government has made a
huge difference

15. Independent Drugs Commission
• Reported in 2013
• Most media attention focused on introduction of safe
rooms for drug users
• Made many other recommendations

16. Costing Brighton and Hove taxpayers more than £100
million a year
100 residents end up in hospital each week as a result of
excessive drinking.
Two people die each week in the city as a direct result of
alcohol abuse.
Alcohol abuse in Brighton and Hove

17. Recent report recommended
•Promotion of alcohol free late-night venues such as
cafes and tea houses.
•City’s bars and clubs should support other activities like
go-karting, football, roller skating and cinema shows.
•Greater support for local community bars rather than
city centre venues
•Banning inappropriate advertising and marketing such
as cheap shots and happy hours
•Restriction on the number of city centre premises
Increased education.

18. Social housing responses