ARCH Bulletin. Issue 107 - 18 April 2019.

In this issue

Opportunity to join the ARCH Tenants' Group
2019 ARCH/NFA Welfare Reform Survey
Home Office 'Fire Kills' Campaign
Remediation work completed on 46 high rise residential buildings by social landlords
Campaign to help staff identify vulnerable tenants being exploited by 'County Line' gangs
Addison Act centenary – please tell us your plans

New Housing Ombudsman report shines spotlight on repairs

Opportunity to join the ARCH Tenants' Group

We are inviting ARCH member councils to nominate a tenant representative for election to the ARCH Tenants’ Group. Now more than ever it is vital that tenants’ voices are heard, and this is a great opportunity for tenants to work with ARCH at a national level to help shape and influence housing policy.

The deadline for receipt of nominations is 13 May. Read more

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2019 ARCH/NFA Welfare Reform Survey

This year’s annual ARCH/NFA Welfare Reform Survey is now out for completion.
Please help us to make sure that the Government fully understand the impact of welfare reform on social landlords and tenants by ensuring that if your council has been asked to complete the Welfare Reform Survey you do so by the deadline of 10 May 2019. Read more

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Home Office 'Fire Kills' Campaign

The Home Office has launched a campaign to raise awareness of everyday fire risks and has produced an accompanying briefing pack for social landlords who wish to support the campaign. Read more

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Remediation work completed on 46 high rise residential buildings by social landlords

Latest figures from MHCLG show that following the Grenfell fire, 46 high rise residential buildings managed by local authorities and housing associations have finished remediation work to remove ACM cladding systems. Read more

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Campaign to help staff identify vulnerable tenants being exploited by 'County Line' gangs

To help safeguard vulnerable people the Home Office and CrimeStoppers are working with ARCH and the LGA to increase awareness among local authority staff of the signs to spot if a tenant is a victim of these criminal gangs. Read more

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Addison Act centenary - please tell us your plans

We asked ARCH member councils to complete a short survey to let us know of plans in your council to celebrate the centenary of the Addison Act and 100 years of council housing.

Although we know several member councils are planning events to mark the centenary we have had a poor response to our survey.

We are planning a Parliamentary reception to mark the occasion and are due to meet MHCLG officials shortly to co-ordinate events. If your council has not yet completed the survey return, please help us by doing so as soon as possible. Read more

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New Housing Ombudsman report shines spotlight on repairs

The Housing Ombudsman has launched the first in a new series of reports to share the learning from complaints and provide good practice to help landlords improve their services and complaint handling. Read more

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