The social housing white
paper – published last year – outlines a wide-ranging
package of reforms to improve standards for residents and
enhance regulation of the sector.
The reforms aim to deliver long-lasting and meaningful
change – addressing safety issues, strengthening the
complaints process, professionalising staff and rebalancing
the relationship between resident and landlord.
,
Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing said:
Giving social housing residents a stronger voice and
ensuring landlords raise standards is at the heart of our
landmark reforms to transform the sector.
The expert panel will help to ensure that we deliver on
these reforms, bringing together people who will
scrutinise our plans and guarantee we achieve the vision
set out in the Charter.
The panel will meet four times over the next year to
provide scrutiny and advice as the government implements
the social housing white paper. This follows extensive
engagement with residents, housing associations and other
stakeholders.
The government has already made progress to improve the
quality and safety of social housing - launching a
review of the Decent
Homes Standard, a working group on
electrical safety, and holding a consultation on
smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, as well as running a
national campaign to raise awareness of how to seek redress
when things go wrong.
The social housing white paper outlines that every social
housing resident should expect to:
- be safe in your home
- know how your landlord is performing
- have your complaints dealt with promptly and fairly
- be treated with respect
- have your voice heard by your landlord
- have a good quality home and neighbourhood to live in
- be supported to take your first step to ownership
Membership of the Expert Challenge Panel is:
- Chartered Institute for Housing
- Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence
- Communities that Work
- Confederation of Co-operative Housing
- De Montfort University
- Grenfell United
- HACT
- Local Government Association
- National Federation of Tenant Management Organisations
- National Housing Federation
- Shelter
- Social Value Lab
- Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse
- TAROE Trust
- Tpas
