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Software for the housing and social care sectors

Software for the housing and social care sectors. Abritas User Group 16 th May 2013. Localism Policy Changes One Year On Charlotte Ellard & Laura Young. Welcome . Introduction. Introductions Charlotte Ellard Laura Young Aim of the workshop

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Software for the housing and social care sectors

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  1. Software for the housing and social care sectors Abritas User Group 16th May 2013

  2. Localism Policy Changes One Year OnCharlotte Ellard & Laura Young

  3. Welcome Introduction • Introductions • Charlotte Ellard • Laura Young • Aim of the workshop • This workshop is designed to give you feedback on what other clients have done and approaches taken with regards to localism changes. We will also be covering the impacts of the bedroom tax and highlighting some good practice picked up from other housing authorities.

  4. Localism One Year On • Typical changes seen (CE) • High level review of some of the key factors we discussed last year:- • Qualification • Ex Service Personnel • Bedroom standard • Other local decisions:- • LLPS • Hard to lets • Determining priorities between same level applicants • Employment priority

  5. Clients Approach to System Changes • What Abritas has completed so far (CE) • Total of 85 clients with CBL (different allocation schemes) • 17 in progress • 26 now live • What clients have done – 2 case studies of different approaches (CE) • Review of 2 different approaches completed to date • How best to approach the changes with Abritas

  6. Welfare Reform & Other Changes Bedroom Tax (LY) • Tenants have seen HB reduced by 14% of eligible rent for one extra bedroom & 25% for two or more extra bedrooms • Key priority for most of our clients • Recent concessions:- • Foster carers • Tenants with a child in the armed forces

  7. Welfare Reform & Other Changes Bedroom Tax – What are landlords doing? (LY) • Recent survey conducted by NHF/Ipsos Mori/Cambridge University found: • 84% of HAs expected arrears to double as a result of welfare reform • 57% say tenants know little/nothing about the changes • So what to do… • YouTube films (Halton Housing) • Partnership working (West Midlands Making best use of stock partnership) • Reviewing allocation policies & priorities (most LA’s/HA’s) • Promoting mutual exchanges – “speed dating”

  8. Welfare Reform & Other Changes …Cont. Bedroom Tax – what are landlords doing? • House Doctoring (Wolverhampton Homes) • Promoting Lodgers (Nottingham City Homes Info Pack/West Somerset) • Promoting DHP (Solihull CHT administering own “pot”) • Re-designating size of homes (Knowsley HT & Leeds CC) • Reviewing development programme (Halton HT) • Single room rate changes for under 35s (Somerset) • Immigration qualification • Local residence test • Migrants needing to have contributed to the country for at least 2 years before they will qualify

  9. Feedback • In the room – show of hands (CE) • How many organisations have undertaken policy consultations? • How many organisations have engaged Abritas in this process? • How many are still in the planning stages and envisage taking policy changes forward in the coming 6 – 12 months • How many plan on changing the bedroom calculations (or have already)? • How many will leave the bed calculations as they are and leave applicants to make an informed decision?

  10. Feedback • Implementation Process & Timescales (CE) • Consultation process of policy changes • Full analysis and specification (Statement of Works) • Technical review of change requests • Estimates provided & approval sought • Once approved development slot identified

  11. Any questions?

  12. What’s Next (morning session) Lunch • 1.15pm in Princess Helena restaurant • 1.45pm Tea & Coffee & Cake • 2pm reconvene for plenary presentation • Dealing with the Private Rented Sector David Lawrenson - Lettingfocus

  13. What’s Next (afternoon session) Final Presentation • 3.30pm reconvene for plenary presentation • Coming Soon: New Property Shop (Kevin Millard) • Other workshops still in progress

  14. Thank You

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