Briefings
SEN policy and practice briefings and summary notes for elected and board members
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Access and choice
Documents
Allocations and flexible tenancies
21 June 2011
The Health and Social Care Bill 2011: the implications for housing
15 February 2011
Ending rough sleeping by 2012 - what can housing organisations do?
28 October 2010
Ending rough sleeping by 2012 - what can housing organisations do? - elected member summary
28 October 2010
Fair and flexible: HQN guidance on carrying out Equality Impact Assessments of allocations policies and procedures
20 October 2010
Allocations, temporary housing and supported housing: an update
18 October 2010
Working with the private rented sector to increase access for households in housing need - an overview of best practice
20 September 2010
The TSA requirements for allocations and lettings
25 January 2010
Fair and flexible - statutory guidance on social housing allocations for local authorities in England, issued 4 December 2009
17 December 2009
Fair and flexible - draft statutory guidance on social housing allocations for local authorities in England, issued 31 July 2009
6 August 2009
Community cohesion and housing organisations
23 June 2009
Community cohesion and housing organisations - elected member summary
23 June 2009
Gypsy and Traveller accommodation - achieving progress on the ground
20 February 2009
Gypsy and Traveller accommodation - achieving progress on the ground - elected member summary
20 February 2009
Code of Guidance for local housing authorities - choice-based lettings
8 December 2008
Choice based lettings update - May 2008
28 May 2008
Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods: A National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society
20 March 2008
Disabled Facilities Grant reform - the package of changes
17 March 2008
Enabling choice and independence for disabled people
17 March 2008
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Enabling
Documents
Planning reform and housing supply
24 May 2011
The emergence of Local Housing Companies
18 March 2009
The emergence of Local Housing Companies - elected member summary
18 March 2009
Improving your approach to enabling affordable housing: lessons learned from the SEN toolkit pilot
4 March 2009
How to write a development brief
8 January 2009
How to write a development brief - elected member summary
8 January 2009
Ensuring a fair housing market for all - latest housing market package
15 September 2008
Enabling affordable housing toolkit
12 September 2008
Housing and planning: update on recent changes to the planning system
23 July 2008
Regular Market Engagement - Making the most of it!
12 May 2008
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Homelessness
Documents
Housing and support for homeless 16- and 17-year-olds – the Southwark Judgement two years on
12 December 2011
Ending rough sleeping across the UK
15 November 2011
Ending rough sleeping across the UK - elected members' summary
15 November 2011
Reducing the churn - tackling the blight of repeat homelessness
30 March 2011
Reducing the churn - tackling the blight of repeat homelessness - elected members' summary
30 March 2011
Planning for the future - a checklist to inform homelessness prevention post emergency budget
4 August 2010
Tackling homelessness - assessing the needs of 16- and 17-year-olds
23 June 2010
Homelessness - implications of the latest government announcements
5 November 2009
Homelessness - implications of the latest government announcements - elected member summary
5 November 2009
State of the nation: homelessness
10 June 2009
State of the nation: homelessness - elected member summary
10 June 2009
The government's new rough sleeping strategy: No One Left Out - a new goal to end rough sleeping
4 December 2008
Housing, children and young people
2 June 2008
A new approach to tackling rough sleeping
1 June 2008
Help! How do I write a Homelessness Strategy in four short months
4 April 2008
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Housing support
Documents
Community Budgets
11 August 2011
What inspectors say about diversity
20 July 2010
Under pressure - Tackling the financial challenge for councils of an ageing population
2 June 2010
Under pressure - elected member and board member summary
2 June 2010
Tackling social exclusion and inequality in housing
10 December 2009
Tackling social exclusion and inequality in housing - elected member summary
10 December 2009
Personalisation and individual budgets: challenge or opportunity?
17 November 2009
Home Improvement Agencies - the future
14 July 2009
Home Improvement Agencies - the future - elected member summary
14 July 2009
A review of developments in adult social care
18 May 2009
A review of developments in adult social care - elected member summary
18 May 2009
Developing and delivering the housing response to worklessness for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness
10 March 2009
Developing and delivering the housing response to worklessness for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness - elected member summary
10 March 2009
Responding to the needs of migrant workers
15 January 2009
Responding to the needs of migrant workers - elected member summary
15 January 2009
Getting ahead of the game, preparing for inspection - what do you need to do? A guide for Housing Benefit staff
13 January 2009
The harder test - the Audit Commission's fresh approach to benefits inspection
13 January 2009
How the social housing sector can help to tackle worklessness
23 October 2008
Disabled adaptations - the current agenda
14 October 2008
The Socially Excluded Adults Public Service Agreement
26 August 2008
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Private sector housing
Documents
The private rented sector and houses in multiple occupation: update on policy developments
26 March 2010
The private rented sector and houses in multiple occupation: update on policy developments - elected member summary
26 March 2010
The private rented sector: the purpose and impact of recent consultations for housing professionals - elected member summary
20 July 2009
The private rented sector: the purpose and impact of recent consultations for housing professionals
20 July 2009
The private rented sector - its contribution and potential (The Rugg Review)
21 November 2008
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Regeneration
Documents
Planning reform and housing supply
24 May 2011
The end of Housing Market Renewal?
8 April 2011
The Killian Pretty Review of planning applications
26 January 2009
The Killian Pretty Review of planning applications - elected member summary
26 January 2009
Market renewal and mixed communities
12 January 2009
Transforming Places; Changing Lives - the Government's framework for regeneration
1 October 2008
How to get the best performance from developer partners
20 August 2008
How to work with developers and housing associations to deliver appropriate developments - a local authority perspective
11 June 2008
Housing and Regeneration Act
2 December 2008
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Rural housing
Documents
Rural housing issues - a summary of recent government announcements
23 December 2009
Rural housing issues - a summary of recent government announcements - elected member summary
23 December 2009
Rural housing - responding to the issues
11 November 2009
Rural housing - responding to the issues - elected member summary
11 November 2009
Living Working Countryside: The Government Response to The Taylor Review of Rural Economy and Affordable Housing
7 July 2009
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Social housing
Documents
The New Homes Bonus and planning for housing
24 March 2011
Localism and the Big Society agenda: the role for social landlords?
6 January 2011
Elected member briefing note on the allocation of social rented housing
24 June 2010
The TSA's new regulatory framework for social housing
6 April 2010
Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Tenant Services Authority (TSA)
16 September 2008
Alternative models of delivering affordable new-build housing
10 July 2008
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Strategic approach
Documents
Neighbourhood planning
24 November 2011
Community Budgets
11 August 2011
Democratic filter or bureaucratic blockage? The proposed changes to the complaints system
4 August 2011
Planning reform and housing supply
24 May 2011
The New Homes Bonus and planning for housing
24 March 2011
East Kent Housing - a shared housing solution?
9 March 2011
Shared services - a solution to cuts without consequences
10 February 2011
Green Paper on crime - Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders
14 January 2011
Green Paper on crime - Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders - member summary
14 January 2011
Localism and the Big Society agenda: the role for social landlords?
6 January 2011
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs)
7 October 2010
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) - elected and board member summary
7 October 2010
Practical partnership working - a guide for housing organisations
14 September 2010
Local economic assessment
5 May 2010
Local economic assessment - elected member summary
5 May 2010
Strengthening local democracy
30 March 2010
Strengthening local democracy - elected members summary
30 March 2010
The English regions - setting the scene and future direction
23 February 2010
The strategic approach to housing - the new key line of enquiry
20 January 2010
Regional housing research programmes
18 January 2010
Regional housing research programmes - elected member summary
18 January 2010
Preparing for single regional strategies
11 January 2010
Preparing for single regional strategies - elected member summary
11 January 2010
Comprehensive Area Assessment - a brief summary of results
11 December 2009
Health and housing - understanding the interdependencies
19 November 2009
Health and housing - understanding the interdependencies - elected member summary
19 November 2009
Using data and information to improve decision-making and performance
13 November 2009
Housing - a risky business? Raised expectations and risk management
20 October 2009
Housing - a risky business? Raised expectations and risk management - elected member summary
20 October 2009
The strategic approach to housing - changes to expectations of local authorities and their partners
1 October 2009
The role of housing organisations in promoting financial inclusion
18 September 2009
The role of housing organisations in promoting financial inclusion - elected member summary
18 September 2009
The strategic approach to housing - consultation on a new key line of enquiry
18 August 2009
The Housing Revenue Account Review - what it means for strategic housing authorities
14 August 2009
The Housing Revenue Account Review - what it means for strategic housing authorities - elected member summary
14 August 2009
The Tenant Services Authority's proposed regulatory framework
3 August 2009
The Tenant Services Authority's proposed regulatory framework - elected member summary
3 August 2009
The Single Equality Bill - the strategic approach
9 July 2009
The Single Equality Bill - the strategic approach - elected member summary
9 July 2009
Developing a research function to support local and sub-regional market assessments
30 June 2009
Developing a research function to support local and sub-regional market assessments - elected member summary
30 June 2009
Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships - delivering priorities
17 June 2009
Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships - delivering priorities - elected member summary
17 June 2009
Budget 2009 - the implications for the housing sector
5 May 2009
Budget 2009 - the implications for the housing sector - elected member summary
5 May 2009
Understanding the public health agenda: a housing strategy health impact assessment
12 December 2008
Towards zero carbon housing
10 December 2008
‘Top tips' for dealing with recession from our Associates
26 November 2008
Reviewing and refreshing your housing strategy
20 November 2008








