A home, not a unit
Foundations of Social Housing.
A full day on social housing as a whole: history, governance, finance, assurance, tenant voice and housing with care, held together by the purpose of decent homes.
- Level
- Immerse
- Learning time
- 9 hours
- Where
- Foundations of Social Housing
- Price
- £249
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Certificate of Completion, or Certificate of Completion and Assessment with a short assessment
Overview and Outcomes.
Who It's For
Housing leaders, board members and partners wanting a whole-sector view
Overview
A home, not a unit is a full day across the foundations of social housing, for leaders who want to see the sector as a whole. It moves from history, through Victorian philanthropy, the Right to Buy and stock transfer, into governance and regulation in England and Wales, the work of boards, chairs, chief executives and committees, and how decisions are made. It then explores the strategic framework, the mixed financial model, assurance and viability, and the shift from consultation to partnership with tenants after Grenfell and Awaab's Law. Housing with care, stakeholders, the two-nation comparison and three applied cases complete the picture.
Aims
This programme aims to develop housing leaders, board members and partners who can hold the whole of a social landlord in view, connecting history, governance, finance, regulation and tenant voice, while keeping sight of the purpose behind it all: decent, safe homes for people.
In summary, you will be able to:
- Explain how history, regulation and the mixed financial model shape the choices open to housing associations and councils in England and Wales.
- Assess the strength of governance, assurance and tenant involvement in a social landlord, identifying where accountability or early warning could fail.
- Plan practical improvements to board practice, partnership working and resident voice in your own organisation, drawing on the applied cases.
What you'll develop
By the end of this Immerse, you will be able to:
- Place the major landmarks in the history of social housing in order, from Victorian philanthropy to the Housing Act 1988.
- Identify the three distinctive features of a housing association board, including tenant board members with full voting rights.
- Describe the cycle of board decision, executive implementation and committee assurance, and identify which decisions belong with the board.
- Explain the governance and viability judgements and how they sit with consumer standards in one published regulatory picture.
- Distinguish general needs housing, extra care housing and supported living by purpose, population and the support built into the offer.
- Apply the housing toolkit of types, governance, finance and tenant involvement to analyse an unfamiliar case.
Built from 7 parts.
9 hours of learning.
- 01Where social housing came fromHistory of social housing and LSVT landlordsBitesize2 modules
- 02Boards, chairs and regulatorsHousing association governance and regulationBitesize2 modules
- 03Inside the boardroomHousing association committees and decisionsBitesize2 modules
- 04Balancing mission and moneyHousing association finance and strategyBitesize2 modules
- 05Tenants as true partnersRegulatory judgements, viability and tenantsBitesize2 modules
- 06Care, support and shared groundExtra care, supported living and dual regulationBitesize2 modules
- 07Two nations, one sectorCommunity Housing Cymru and the NHFBitesize2 modules
You have reached the top of this topic
- You are hereImmerse, 9 hours, £249
It is also part of these programmes:
- Leading homes and communitiesFlagship25 hours 30 minutes£549
- Health, care and homeFlagship22 hours£499
- Homes, boards and residentsImmerse10 hours 30 minutes£249
- Through the resident's eyesImmerse9 hours£249
- Home as the foundationImmerse10 hours 30 minutes£249
- Every door the right doorImmerse11 hours 30 minutes£249
