The paper will look to contrast and compare two housing regulatory reports by highlighting good practice with regard to service delivery. The chosen reports were Housing Association Regulatory Assessment Merthyr Valleys Homes and Housing Association Regulatory Assessment Mid Wales Housing Association Ltd, both published in 2013.
It seems that both Associations have a large number of houses that tend to the needs of various groups of people of all ages such as single, elderly, impaired, families and their main objectives are to provide affordable rented homes and to support tenants throughout their stay, being it temporarily or permanently.
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The Merthyr Valleys HA (MVHA) appears to not have a current development programme, so the first objective does not apply to this certain Housing Association. On the other hand, Mid Wales HA (MWHA) has new schemes and it is able to demonstrate their financial viability due to high quality homes that have led to good tenant satisfaction (although some tenants have observed that the eco features do not deliver the promised benefits). The second objective set by the Associations is with regards to fairness and equality and it showcases that both HA have worked towards adapting homes according to the tenants’ needs. Both Associations work to keep empty homes to a minimum with the MWHA trying to maximise the number of available homes and the MVHA acknowledging the need to considerably increase its housing stock. MWHA is open to improvement and identifies the need to do more in respect to equality and diversity and house allocation, as well as enhance its working relationship with other organisations in order to alleviate and prevent homelessness. The third objective is effective mana...
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Britain is currently undergoing the biggest overhaul of the welfare system since its introduction. The welfare system was first established with the assurance that people less fortunate would be able to have a standard of living that would ensure equality. But the recent amendments brought into place by the current government’s legislations may see the biggest divide between rich and poor since the days of the work houses. How will claimants be affected and who will be affected the most is an issue that will be examined more closely. The current government believes that Britain has become a welfare dependant state and according to BBC news (2013) 2.49 million are currently unemployed; those who are unemployed will also have entitlement to housing benefit and council tax benefit. All claimants will be affected by what will be known as Universal Credits. Universal credits will combine all existing benefits in to one payment; the amount a household can claim in welfare will be capped, this new system could have a catastrophic impact on people’s lives. Furthermore the government does not believe that a person should have full housing benefit if the home in which they reside has extra bedrooms, so introduction of the Bedroom Tax was implemented April 2013. The National Housing Federation website has given a detailed description of who will be affected and the implications it may have on tenants. But already only three months in to the bedroom tax and it has been reported “more than fifty thousand people have fallen behind on their rent and face eviction” Independent (2013). This report is going to concentrate on the affects the aptly named Bedroom Tax is having on people’s ...
CQC (2009) Guidance about compliance. Summary of regulations, outcomes and judgement. Available at: http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/media/documents/guidance_about_compliance_summary.pdf Accessed on: 21/03/2014
Kennedy A. (2014) Castle Vale Housing Action Trust: Lessons in Regenerating Communities Lecture, University of Birmingham.
The housing affordability crisis has been slowly developing over decades. This implies that young households – in particular young families who want to get their feet on the owner-occupied housing ladder, are hardest hit by the crisis. (Housing Supply Working Group) It is clear, historically, that even with significant private sector rental development, there will always be a need for some government role in assisting low-income households with housing affordability and other income problems. The impact of lack in rental supply and the consequent upward the pressure on rents is pressuring on all levels of government for assistance to low income households so that they can afford suitable and adequate housing. And the household formation will be delayed as young people are unable to find affordable rental accommodation if the shortfall units of rental housings keep remaining. (Housing Supply Working
What are the goals of the Housing First policy? Homelessness is an issue in multiple communities, more than half the homeless people have problems with finding and keeping a stable home environment because of substance abuse or job loss. The Housing First model helps women transition to housing and creates a path out of homelessness. The Housing First model helps connect homeless women with appropriate in-patient or out-patient professional supports, but their program is not being contingent on their sobriety. The vast majority of people who drink or use drugs- including those who use recreationally and those who meet criteria for substance abuse disorders deem stably housed.
The issue firstly discussed will be of how the state/public sector in England demonstrates in what way the mixed economy of welfare operates in the housing sector. Public housing in England is also referred to as ‘council housing’ & these types of housing are provided by government for those ...
This paper will be predominantly focusing on public housing within Ontario. Not only will it look at the basics of Ontario but examine more directly on Regent Park within Toronto. It will discuss what public housing is and the explanation for why it exists, the government housing programs that are present with regards to public housing and the results of the government programs. The Purpose of this essay is to argue that the problem of public housing will never
Upton’s premise is a mix-use development providing a complete cross section of dwelling types supported by economic opportunity and social infrastructure. The site was assembled through English partnerships, which were granted outline planning permission for Upton in 1997 (Community and Local Government 2007). The scheme aims to deliver 1,382 homes by its completion in 2013 (Clark 2010).
There is also agencies responsible for regulating health and social care professionals in Scotland such as:
Homelessness is all our responsibility. Waking every morning in a warm bed in a secure house for some Australians is only a dream. Every day more and more people are becoming or are at risk of becoming homeless as the global economy crumbles away and monetary resources become harder to find. What is homelessness: the Australian Government Department of Health (2005) defines homelessness as a person who is without a conventional home. Homeless Australians have become disconnected from family and friend and has few, if any resource and very little prospect of achieving financial independence without Government assistant. This assessment will talk about Australia’s history with homelessness, it will go onto to talk about the Government’s role in preventing homelessness and the AASW view on the current social problem. An example of how human service delivery organisation are impacted by current political and society’s view. Homelessness has a face and now more than ever society must ensure that the Government fulfils promise made to all of its citizens.
After tenants are in the program they will be expected to take another survey to determine if we reached their expectations and how we can improve our methods. Shaw University social work students will then compare and analysis, both sets of data from before and after to determine the effectiveness of the housing program. After students have properly analyzed the data they collected, we will then meet to determine areas of satisfaction and areas in which improvements are ...
House prices have been affected by the number of people who buy houses to rent out and this has had an impact on younger people wanting to buy homes. Thus, the term ‘generation rent’ has come to the forefront in recent years. In A Century of Home-ownership and Renting (The Open University, 2016) census data presented supports the claim for the use of this term. In the video, they mention levels of home-ownership dropped for the first time since records began. From 69% to 64% in the space of 10 years and the percentage of households privately renting has been on the rise. 11% in 1981 compared to 18% in 2011. In addition, house prices have risen faster than previous years and banks have also restricted lending. These factors have all lead to more people not being able to afford a home of their own, especially at a younger age. So, as house prices rise this benefits the home-owners and allows them to gain more wealth and capital. The distribution of wealth has been affected by changes in these markets. There is evidence to support this claim. Table 3.5 (Investigating the social world 1, chapter 3, p. 96) shows wealth distribution in Great Britain from 2000 and 2005. The table shows results for housing wealth distribution amongst other things. It’s important to look at the look at the lowest and highest percentiles to look at any
Burrows, et al (1997) stated that homelessness in Britain is not a recent phenomenon. There has always been a substantial minority of people who for a variety of reasons have been unable to retain housing for themselves and their families. The patterns of causes have changed over time but poverty has persisted as a key factor. For centuries a major responsibility of the parishes and later the ‘Poor Law System’ was to provide shelter for homeless people. Perhaps, to be more direct,
Redmond, D. (2001) Policy Review Social Housing in Ireland: Under New Management, Britain: Oxfordshire’, 1(2)
The relevance of this initiative may be justified as several elements of sustainable housing are already in the market, but could not be scaled up due to the three challenges: a) lack of promotion of green products and services to make it competitive to conventional, higher-energy level products and services; b) lack of enabling policy and regulatory environment; and c) lack of consumer attraction towards Green