Fairness & Housing National tenant consultation on housing strategy

Fairness & Housing National tenant

consultation on housing strategy

• dramatic changes in housing strategy• an opportunity for tenants to comment• what do we need to do to house people

equitably and fairly?• not for or against Government policy• the more responses we get the better• closing date is 24th September 2012• comments today may help inform the

CCH response

National tenant consultation

• how do we increase housing supply?• what do we do about under-occupied homes?• how should Government support particular

tenures & what’s the purpose of social housing?

• whose homes should be publicly subsidised?• what effects will welfare benefit reform have?• how important is security (generally and in

relation to security of tenure)?• what else is important for people’s homes –

eg. quality, freedom, status, independence?

The key areas

• how important is it that people can get involved in decision-making?

• should there be more tenant controlled homes?

• what role should the regulator play?• should there be a single national tenant

organisation? How should it be resourced?

The key areas