Consultations
Government consultations are constantly monitored by the team and live and closed consultations are available following the links below.
We also respond to many consultations on behalf of our Members. Consultation papers and supporting documents previously submitted by the team are available here.
Feedback from Members is invaluable in this process. If you would like to comment on any of the current consultations please email the relevant contact.
August 2010
21st Century Welfare - DWP Consultation Paper
The Department of Work and Pensions recently released a discussion document setting out proposals for welfare reform. These would have far reaching impacts for the communities we work with and we would very much welcome comments from NHC members as to the viability of the proposals set out. The full paper can be found here
In essence the proposals seek to remove disincentives for work inherent within the current welfare programmes and also simplify current welfare administration systems - both to reduce inefficiency and also to provide a more navigable pathway for citizens.
The paper explores a variety of models which could replace the current suite of benefits including - the Universal Credit, the Single Unified Taper, The Single Working Age Benefit -amongst others.
The paper seeks views both on the principles set by DWP as the foundation for the review and on the specific models outlined in the discussion paper.
The paper also acknowledges that welfare reform is inextricably linked to other issues, and highlights the delivery of affordable housing as a central relationship. To that end, we are pleased that DWP actively seek views on the following question
How could reform best be implemented to ensure housing providers can continue to deliver new homes we need and maintain existing affordable homes?
We will be submitting a response to DWP and would welcome your views and comments - please do contact Charlotte Harrison via charlotte.harrison@northern-consortium.org.uk by the 20th September 2010
April 2008
April 2008
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HRA Review - Northern Housing Consortium Submission
As you are aware the government is undertaking a review of the HRA financing regime, following on from the recent HRA pilots.
We believe there are particular issues facing northern organisations that must be taken into account when developing new HRA (or similar) models. We are therefore working with members to deliver a submission to Communities and Local Government.
We are in the process of collating an evidence base to shape our submission and have written to all HRA holding bodies asking for key data to develop the northern picture. I appreciate this is a busy time for you but would urge you to complete the template I have circulated to ensure that we have a solid evidence platform on which to base our submission.
The deadline for submission of data is 16th May 2008
Notes from the first meeting of the Northern Housing Consortium's HRA group will be posted on our website this week.
For a Consortium briefing paper on the issues or for any queries please contact Charlotte Howse, Director of Policy and Practice on 0191 566 1000 or charlotte.howse@northern-consortium.org.uk
July 2007
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Housing Green Paper Published
Communities and Local Government (CLG) has published its Housing Green Paper "Homes for the Future: more affordable, more sustainable".The Green Paper sets out Government plans for three million new homes by 2020. Plans include:
- More homes backed by more ambitious building targets, increased investment, and new ways of identifying and using land for development
- More social housing ensuring that a decent home at an affordable price is for the many, not the few
- Building homes more quickly by unblocking the planning system and releasing land for development
- More affordable homes by increasing the options for low cost home ownership and more long term and affordable mortgage products and
- Greener homes with high environmental standards and flagship developments leading the way.
Responses to the consultation are invited before 15th October 2007. Northern Housing Consortium will be responding to the Paper. If you would like to feed your responses to CLG through the NHC response, please e-mail Charlotte Howse or call her on 0191 5661034.
April 2007
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Taking Forward Regional Loans Delivery
This paper is a response by NHC to the Government Office for Yorkshire and The Humber's consultation on their proposals for building capacity, improving performance, and strengthening regional coordination of private sector housing policy and loans delivery.
February 2007
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Housing Investment in the Regions
This paper is a response by the NHC to the then ODPM's consultation paper Housing Investment in the Regions. Also included in the response are proposals for performance measures (Appendix 1) and a proposed measure for economically inactive and low earners (Appendix 2).
October 2006
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The Supply of Rented Housing
This paper is a response by the Northern Housing Consortium to the Governments Committee Inquiry into the Supply of Rented Housing
February 2006
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The Draft Housing Revenue Account Subsidy Determination 2006-2007
Please click here for the response