The Council and YHN have been working together to find the best way of delivering a full improvements solution for the Byker Estate.
The previous Housing Minister, John Healey, visited the estate, which resulted in Byker being given the opportunity to create a Community Trust, which would be managed by residents and other key representatives such as Newcastle City Council and Your Homes Newcastle.
Basically, if the Trust was agreed, the Government would write off the debt linked with Byker to help fund an improvement programme for the estate, which would focus on improving:
A Trust will only be introduced if local tenants vote for one.
A ballot is on schedule to take place in October, when we need tenants to use their vote to tell us if a Trust is what they want. We’ll do our best between now and then to update you on any changes or developments to the plans.
More information on The Byker Community Trust