Our Housing Needs Survey is coming to a close shortly, and understandably due to the Covid-19 crisis, responses have been less than we would have expected. Therefore, we will be extending the closing date until the middle of April 2020. 
To put the importance of this survey from The Highlands Small Communities Housing Trust into context, the low return could impact on the following decisions being made:
1. The low return may not support the affordable housing development being delivered.
2. Not providing affording housing may have a long term effect on supporting other services, such as our school, the shop, care provisions, cafe and potentially the Strathdearn hub in general ( as our local population grows older, like many others our demographics will change and we may not have a through put of people wanting or able to use the facilities if we do not have more people coming into the area.
3. it will also not provide vital evidence to attract other partners who could share the burden of the infrastructure costs and being able to maximise the land gifted to us by Tomatin estate.
4. provide less secure tenancies/ homes for people who are currently in tied housing, where their employment is at risk also effects their accommodation.
Even if you feel you are adequately housed, please complete the survey titled residents survey.
Thank you for your assistance in advance”
Maureen McDonald-Cooke, SCD Director
