The Case for Partnership?
DEVCO's partners own and manage over 20,000 homes across nine local authority areas - Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport, Pembroke, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen and the Vale of Glamorgan.
The Partnership has a commitment to, and considerable experience of providing local housing solutions.
The Partners have a proven track record in delivering grant aided capital programmes.
What Are Our Partnership Values?
- As well as providing homes in the area, each member association is involved in other activities that provide services to the local community.
- To provide employment, training and economic regeneration opportunities in some of the most deprived areas of South Wales.
- To enable innovation, imagination and improved service standards.
- To protect local communities through local development, local management, employment and regeneration.
- To provide mutual support to ensure investment programmes are delivered.
- To be involved in other activities that support local initiatives.
- A willingness to accept others into our partnerships who share our values.
What Are Our Targets?
- To be the development partner of choice for those local authority areas where we operate.
- To ensure new housing provision meets national and local strategic priorities.
- To substantially increase the amount of Social Housing Grant that is allocated and spent accross the partnership region.
- To generate ongoing pipline projects for subsequent years.
- To support the Welsh Assembly Government, local government and other stakeholders in meeting their housing targets.
- To establish an effective economic model for procurement at regional and local level.