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We have changed the way the Briefing is published. There will now be a series of Briefing articles released, based upon the most relevant topics in the Housing Support and Social Care Sector. Links to the articles can be found on the Briefing homepage. We are still keeping the same informed writing style and have kept the same sense of what matters to people involved in the Housing Support and  Social Care Sector. We have also kept all previous Briefings, they can be accessed via the links at the bottom of the page.

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Some of our more recent Briefing articles include:

  • NEW!! Funding Alarms & Proactive Communication Systems for Vulnerable People (In sheltered/supported housing & in dispersed tenancies): Michael Patterson & Danny Key on how to reimagine the idea of an "alarm" system in order to arrive at a fundable system that replaces the need for and the assumptions behind traditional "alarms" and extends the ability of providers to support vulnerable tenants in general needs. All at NO COST to providers and tenants alike. May 2013.

  • Welfare Reform, Universal Credit & Exempt Accommodation: Michael Patterson and Danny Key with a positive look and a fresh perspective on the significance of Exempt Accommodation in the context of Universal Credit. Exempt Accommodation has greatly enhanced significance in the light of the DWP's decision to exclude the housing costs of people in Exempt Accommodation from Universal Credit. But how do you konw you're Exempt? Directly managed and Agency managed supported housing? Sheltered housing? Tenancy sustainment? Are these arrangements Exempt and if so under what circumstances and to what benefit? January 2013.

  • Exempt Accommodation, Universal Credit & Intensive Housing Management: Michael Patterson with an update on the DWP's thinking on the future funding of the housing component of supported & sheltered housing. September 2012
  • Universal Credit & Supported Housing: Michael Patterson discusses the likely impact of the Welfare Reform Act & Universal Credit on Supported & Sheltered Housing. In hindsight this Briefing can be seen to have been very accurate in its predictions. June 2012

Please click on the hyperlinks above for the briefings you want to read.

Read previous archived Issues below:

Issue 11 | Issue 10 | Issue 9 | Issue 8 | Issue 7 | Issue 6 | Issue 5 | Issue 4 | Issue 3 | Issue 2 |

 

 

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