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State of the Nations CCH Conference Keith Edwards CIH Cymru July 2014

State of the Nations CCH Conference Keith Edwards CIH Cymru July 2014. outline. Wales is different Mutuals & Co-ops f uture challenges. Wales is different. ….. but common challenges Not enough affordable homes q uality – especially private rented n ot enough money

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State of the Nations CCH Conference Keith Edwards CIH Cymru July 2014

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  1. State of the NationsCCH ConferenceKeith Edwards CIH Cymru July 2014

  2. outline • Wales is different • Mutuals & Co-ops • future challenges

  3. Walesis different ….. but common challenges • Not enough affordable homes • quality– especially private rented • not enough money • tenants under pressure: low wages, welfare reform • housing associations under pressure: more for less • the end of participation?

  4. Wales is different • Partnership Working • Equality & Social Justice • Housing = Government Priority • ‘social’ Housing = a good thing: #CouncilHomeChat #4SocialHousing • Innovation in challenging times Mutuals and Co-ops

  5. Community mutuals Stock Transfer WHQS WHQS plus if you’re going to do it, do it well: 1.local local jobs / regeneration 2. community ownership

  6. community mutuals:what they are • Model Rules: Cobbetts / Wales Co-op Centre) - all tenants can choose to be members - assets ‘belong’ to tenants - community regen= constitutional obligation - dynamic – local devolution - based on Co-operative Principles • Board: tenants / LA reps / local ‘independents’

  7. community housing mutuals:where they are

  8. devolution referendum 1997

  9. general election 2010

  10. referendum 2011: extending powers

  11. % of population reporting ‘good health’

  12. Location of long term illness

  13. pupils failing to reach level 4 at Key Stage 2 (average for English and Maths)

  14. index of multiple deprivation 2008

  15. demand for debt advice services

  16. South Wales coalfield

  17. a Close Encounters moment?

  18. community housing mutuals:who they are Blaenavon Pontypool Cwmbran • ‘social enterprise run by staff and members ‘ • public service ethos - provide support for people who need it • partnership with residents and the Council • maximise community benefits including local jobs & skills – in house • open to all tenants, leaseholders and homeowners living in Torfaen

  19. community housing mutuals:who they are Rhondda Valleys Pontypridd Aberdare • ‘more than a landlord’ • membership open to tenants’ families and local residents. • constitutional commitment to community involvement and regeneration • innovative multi-million pound procurement process

  20. community housing mutuals:who they are Ebbw Vale Tredegar ‘tenants at the heart of everything we do’ Neath Port Talbot ‘no one knows communities better than the people who live there’

  21. Outcomes:the Can Do Toolkit 1 • targeted recruitment & training • core requirement • WG grants • direction of travel - UK and Europe • it works • it’s free

  22. Outcomes:the Can Do Toolkit 2 • SME Friendly procurement • improve client side skills • simplify procurement • upskill SMEs

  23. a rebirth of co-op housing? • Ministerial commitment – 500 new homes • Emergence of community mutuals • Housing and Regeneration • Labour & Co-op driven …. but X Party support • Expertise: CCH and Wales Co-op Centre • It’s happening!

  24. Pilot Schemes Newport– Funding of £650,000 for 20 Shared Ownership co-operative houses within a mixed tenure development by theSeren Group on Loftus Gardens on ex-Pirelli site.

  25. Pilot Schemes Carmarthenshire – Funding of £851,150 for 27 co-operative Shared Equity houses being developed by the Council in partnership with Gwalia Housing Associationin Carmarthen.

  26. Pilot Schemes Cardiff – Funding of £408,000 for Cadwyn Housing Association to deliver a further 10 co-operative social rent properties within their ‘Garden Village’ style Ely Farm housing development. The plan already includes 31 homes for social rent – total 41 Co-operative Homes – Houses and Flats.

  27. Future Challenges Wales is a different country • no longer ‘England . . . and Wales’ • we’re not Scotland • confidence and capacity • Wales and innovation: surely some mistake?

  28. Future Challenges Welsh Co-operative and Mutual Commission Achieving a step change: - education for co-operation - advice support and development - investment finance - land and assets - procurement - intelligence and innovation - networks and advocacy

  29. revolutions start here! ‘Our part of the world is famous as a crucible of economic, social and environmental transformation … the Industrial Revolution … the Chartist Movement … the National Health Service’ GENuS consortium

  30. diolchynfawrthank you keith.edwards@cih.org 07990 887 895 @KeithEdwardsCIH

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