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community housing mutuals Keith EdwardsCIH Cymru, November 2013
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outline• community housing mutuals
- what they are- where they are- why they are- who they are
• taking stock – the story so far• future challenges
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community housing mutuals:what they are
• Made in Wales stock transfer- accountability- community regeneration
• Rules: IPS or CLG (Cobbetts / Wales Co-op Centre)- all tenants can choose to be members- assets ‘belong’ to tenants- community regen = constitutional obligation- dynamic – local devolution- based on Co-operative Principles
• Board: tenants / LA reps / local ‘independents’
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community housing mutuals:what they are
Co-operative Principles
1. Open membership2. Democratic Member Control3. Members' Economic Participation4. Autonomy and Independence5. Education, Training and Information6. Co-operation among Co-operatives7. Concern for Community
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community housing mutuals:where they are
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% of population reporting ‘good health’
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pupils failing to reach level 4 at Key Stage 2 (average for English and Maths)
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revolutions start here!‘Our part of the world is famous as a crucible of economic, social and environmental transformation … the Industrial Revolution … the Chartist Movement … the National Health Service’
GENuS consortium
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community housing mutuals:why they are
• the acceptable face of transfer – especially for Labour
• no viable Plan B / investment logjam• Government support• accountability is the key• realism
- no idealised notions of community but- neither have communities mutated /
degenerated in 30 years
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community housing mutuals:who they are
BlaenavonPontypoolCwmbran
• ‘social enterprise run by staff and members ‘• public service ethos - provide support for people who need it• partnership with residents and the Council• maximise community benefits including local jobs & skills – in
house• open to all tenants, leaseholders and homeowners living in
Torfaen
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community housing mutuals:who they are
Rhondda ValleysPontypriddAberdare
• ‘more than a landlord’ • membership open to tenants’ families and local
residents.• constitutional commitment to community involvement
and regeneration • innovative multi-million pound procurement process
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community housing mutuals:who they are
Ebbw ValeTredegar
‘tenants at the heart of everything we do’
NeathPort Talbot
‘no one knows communities better than the people who live there’
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taking stock: the story so far• WHQS: £3 Billion• 11 of 22 councils transferred:
- 4.5 mutuals- others ‘quack & walk’ like mutuals
• A more mixed social housing economy• transfers out perform LAs and traditional RSLs
- WHQS investment- community regeneration
• WHQS Plus – standard for housing & beyond• rebirth for housing co-ops?
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WHQS plus The i2i / Savills reports:
if you’re going to do it, do it well:
1. local local jobs / regeneration 2. community ownership
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the Can Do Toolkit 1 • TR&T - targeted recruitment and training• core requirement• it’s legal• it works• it’s free
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the Can Do Toolkit 2
• SME Friendly procurement• improve client side skills• simplify procurement• upskill SMEs
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4 years on…?• 3,765 job and training
opportunities across Wales• Conditions of Welsh
Government Grants• Welsh Government double
default- ‘core’ requirement- jobs and training
• Not just construction!
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a rebirth of co-op housing?
500 new affordable co-operative homes• Newport–£650,000 for 20 co-operative
Shared Ownership houses / Seren Group • Cardiff- £408k for 10 Co-operative Social Rent
homes / Cadwyn HA• Carmarthenshire - £851k for 27 Cooperative
Shared Equity / Gwalia Group…… and many more coming through
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future challenges
• Main programmes delivered• local government reorganisation – the end of
co-terminosity• Not many green shoots – and welfare reform!• Welsh Government – a distinct and developing
narrative• Agents of local and long term change
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future challenges
‘localism without resources – or centralism as we used to call it’
Tim Williams