This event will launch Crisis’ revised toolkit ‘Spare to Share’; a guide for Housing Associations and Local Authorities delivering or setting up shared housing. The toolkit explores options for social landlords and makes suggestions of how different models of shared housing can be operated within a social housing framework. The toolkit also offers information on occupancy agreements, conversion, finances and management options.

The launch event will share best practice from registered providers facilitating sharing in their stock and from Help to Rent projects working in partnership with registered providers. The event will also explore recent and forthcoming welfare changes, including the application of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) caps in the social sector and the loss of automatic entitlement to support for housing costs for 18-21 year olds.

Who is this event for?

These events will be useful for housing professionals from Local Authorities, their Arm’s-Length Management Organisations (ALMOs), and Housing Associations, as well as Help to Rent schemes working in partnership with registered providers. We will be adapting this toolkit for both Wales and Scotland, hosting launch events for both in the coming months. Dates to be confirmed.

Agenda: Tuesday 11th April 2017

10:00

Tea and coffee and registration

10:30

Introduction

Ella Wesolowicz, Crisis

10:40

Policy Update

Sarah Rowe, Crisis

11:10

Launch of the updated Crisis sharing in social housing toolkit

Ella Wesolowicz, Crisis

Rebecca Derham, Crisis

11:45

Best practice workshop: Setting up shared housing projects

Delegates to choose either:

A local authority perspective
A housing association perspective

Ben Hansen, Hull City Council

Sean Landsborough and Sally Chambers, Let’s Share, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

12:45

Lunch

13:30

Best practice session

Running a large scale shared housing project

Katri Wilson and Alev Horgan, Origin Housing

14:00

Best practice session

Partnership working: Help to Rent Projects and registered providers

Sarah Forshaw, Arch North Staffs

14:30

Panel discussion and Q&A

FranFerris-Ockwell, NOMAD
Dr Stephen Green, Sheffield Hallam University
Ben Hansen, Hull CC
Sean Landsborough and Sally Chambers, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
Dominic Bradley, Spring Housing Association

15:15

Final overview and next steps

Chris Hancock, Head of Housing, Crisis.

Sharing in Social Housing: Crisis Toolkit Launch - Leeds