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C4 & D1 - Housing Policy Update Hour

C4 & D1 - Housing Policy Update Hour. TPAS Cymru Annual Conference Nov. 2013. Policy Highs & Lows. What are yours?. Policy Highs & Lows. What do you want to know about? One point on each sheet separately Big lettering Hand to the front. Major Directions in:. Social housing

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C4 & D1 - Housing Policy Update Hour

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  1. C4 & D1 - Housing Policy Update Hour TPAS Cymru Annual Conference Nov. 2013

  2. Policy Highs & Lows What are yours?

  3. Policy Highs & Lows What do you want to know about? • One point on each sheet separately • Big lettering • Hand to the front

  4. Major Directions in: • Social housing • Public services • The role of the state

  5. Social Housing • More homes • Different financing models • Use of public sector land – dbase • Local Housing Market Assessments a statutory requirement • Empty homes into use • Support for Social Housing • WG ‘system stewardship’ of whole housing market • Regulation for all social housing • Renting Homes • Tenancy reform • Private sector regulation

  6. Social Housing • Homelessness • Emphasis on prevention • Use of private rented sector • End family homelessness by 2019? • Supported housing • Service user involvement • Improving quality • Review of Design Quality Requirements • Increased energy efficiency • Standards for rents and service charges for local authorities

  7. Public Services • Participation / citizen engagement(co-production) • WG relationship to third sector • Collaboration agenda – public services boundaries • Evidence/outcomes- anti-poverty objectives

  8. The Role of the State(under the skin of policy) • Small government / low tax • Privatisation • Anti welfare state & welfare reform

  9. Your Other Policies

  10. Where is TP now? TP Activities: • Greater range • Mostly higher level • But community participation growing • Little widening of tenants involved • Still under represented groups • Mainstreaming developing but slowly

  11. Where is TP now? Impact & Tenant Influence: • More opportunities at decision making level • Some impact particularly WHQS and repairs

  12. The Future? • More electronic contact • More private rented sector information & consultation • More social homes building; more co-op’s • Mergers – scale issues? • More private finance – erosion of TP or more TP in finance?

  13. “The best way to predict your future is to create it” - Abraham Lincoln

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