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Listening and responding since 1993

Listening and responding since 1993. 1993. Bolton Bond Board formally constituted 7 th April as a Company Limited by Guarantee and a Registered Charity Company No: 2807564 Charity No: 1040176. 1994.

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Listening and responding since 1993

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  1. Listening and responding since 1993

  2. 1993 Bolton Bond Board formally constituted 7th April as a Company Limited by Guarantee and a Registered Charity Company No: 2807564 Charity No: 1040176

  3. 1994 Bolton Bond Board set up National Rent Deposit Forum in partnership with Kirklees Bond Bank

  4. 1995 375 bonds issued to date 58 bonds end without a claim

  5. 1996 The Department of the Environment fund a part-time worker to recruit and support a team of volunteers to assist bondees to make their tenancies work

  6. 1996 637 bonds are issued to date

  7. 1997 A team of 7 volunteers are trained and deliver signposting support to 98 bondees

  8. 1998 1363 bonds have been issued

  9. 1998 Team of 10 volunteers giving 3 hours a week of their time to support bondees in their homes

  10. 1998 Funding secured to lead community development work in a multi-agency partnership group Researching regeneration issues for the community of the Haulgh Bolton

  11. 1999 Prime Minister Tony Blair sends a message of support for the work of the Bolton Bond Board and all its volunteers

  12. 1999 349 Bonds issued in Bolton

  13. 2000 2208 Bonds issued to date 336 issued this year

  14. 2001 January -Start to deliver a Bond service in Rochdale at the request of, and in partnership with, Rochdale MBC (now known as Rochdale Strategic Housing Services)

  15. 2001 September - Bury MBC and the Bolton Bond Board start a small pilot scheme for 6 months in response to the rise in street homeless in Bury Funded by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

  16. 2002 Bury’s 6 month pilot Bond Scheme goes live in January 19 people are housed

  17. 2002 Working in partnership with landlords and Housing Benefit teams in Bolton, Bury and Rochdale to secure funding for the support service from Supporting People Bolton Bond Board lead the way nationally to achieve this in the private-rented sector

  18. 2002 Neighbourhood Renewal Fund money secured for a dedicated Landlord Worker in Bolton to deliver landlord training, support and deal with anti-social behaviour issues

  19. 2003 Funding secured with Bury MBC from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister to deliver the service for another 12 months

  20. 2003 Supporting People contracts signed in Bolton, Bury and Rochdale A new Support Team is put in place to deliver tenancy-related support to bondees

  21. 2003 3 tenants maintain their tenancy for 5 years

  22. 2003 90 tenants receive support in Bolton 15 receive support in Bury 11 receive support in Rochdale

  23. 2004 Name change from Bolton Bond Board to:

  24. 2004 Landlords Good Practice Guide is launched - developed in partnership with Northwest Landlords Association, Bury Housing Advice and the Bolton Housing Advice Service On sale today at a special price of £4.99

  25. 2005 A small pilot is started in partnership with the Strategic Housing Service and the Homeless Department of Rochdale MBC To start issuing bonds to families and to explore the issues for families in the private rented sector in Rochdale.

  26. 2005 Total number of bonds issued to date by Area: From 1993 in Bolton 3627 From 2001 in Bury 70 From 2000 in Rochdale 123 Total 3820 issued

  27. 2005 Bury and Bolton Office Open Days

  28. 2005 & 2006 Young musicians held a fundraising event for The Bond Board at the Friend’s Meeting House, Bolton.

  29. 2006 A pilot scheme was set up to issue bonds to families in Bolton and Bury.

  30. 2007 Tenancy deposit protection schemes came in to force in April.

  31. 2007 The Bond Board, as an organisation, was accredited by Bolton MBC for three years.

  32. 2008 Local Housing Allowance was introduced. Agreements were made in Bolton and Rochdale for direct payments to landlords for vulnerable tenants. As a result, bond take up in those areas increased.

  33. 2008 The Bond Board joined HACT (The Housing Action Charity) to develop partnerships with other small providers in Bolton.

  34. 2008 Consultation with the Box of Frogs for twelve months, to identify ways to improve the service.

  35. 2009 In September, the bond closed for five months in Bolton, for new bonds, due to high demand and lack of resources.

  36. 2009 In April, we received money from Probation for the bond pot and agreements to deliver a service for two years.

  37. 2009 In April, our funding increased in Rochdale to deliver a combined bond and floating support service, as requested by service users.

  38. 2010 In January, the floating support in Bury closed. However, the bond in Bury continues.

  39. 2010 In April, we signed a new contract with Rochdale for undertaking Safer Homes, Mortgage Rescue, Empty Homes, Gypsies and Travellers and Landlord Accreditation work.

  40. 2010 We were audited by Rochdale MBC and achieved a Grade A for the quality of our floating support service.

  41. 2010 Service users formed BBAT (Bond Board Action Team).

  42. We would like to thank our partners and funders for their support over the years especially those from: Society of Friends (Quakers), Bolton The United Reformed Church of St Andrew and St George, Bolton

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