[Tina LL]

Have you spoke to family/ support services connected with the resident and explained the financial position re. Universal credit. They might have savings to pay the wmc for a few months?

if you set aside an appointment who would clear the property? There would be associated legal costs and it might not be good publicity for the charity to evict someone who is in hospital.

[Tina LL]

lastest info from the CIH:

The government has published its final direction to the Regulator of Social Housing, requiring it to set a Competence and Conduct Standard for social housing providers, to commence in October 2026. Alongside this, it has published an updated policy statement on qualification requirements. A ‘what you need to know’ CIH member briefing will be published shortly. Members can also sign up for a webinar on 18 November.

[Tina LL]

Hiya,

We charge £139.87 to £150 per week including service charges for a one bed flat or bungalow ; and 153.99 for a two bed flat including service charges. This is all covered by housing benefit.. Prices vary because we increase the wmc to the target wmc (fair rent valuation) when properties are vacant. Otherwise as a registered provider wmcs increase annually is based on consumer price index plus 1%.. I note that non regsitered providers might only increase prices to the local housing allowance.

[Tina LL]

Having spent last year completing the level 4 qualification I would recommend that small registered providers where financially affordable get some extra admin help whilst their clerks and scheme managers complete the required qualifications.

[Tina LL]

Hi Nick,

Can you ask if the qualification for smaller providers could be completed on a modular basis (ie pay for a module at a time until the requisite number of module have been completed) or the current year long courses could be completed over 2 years rather than 1 year?

Do we know if the level 5 applies to both Clerks and Trustees?

(I am dreading starting the level 5 course. The level 4 course impacted on the quality of my work last year for the charity and I wouldn’t want to be working at the same pace again given likely inspections from the Regulator for Social Housing on the cards)

Tina

[Tina LL]

I enrolled myslef on the CIH level 4 qualification last year with out doing level 2 and 3 qualifications

[Tina LL]

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/social-housing-managers-must-be-qualified-under-new-laws-to-protect-residents

[Tina LL]

Someone in each registered almshouse charity will need to have a miniumum level 4 housing qualification. not sure about level 5 qualification. Just waiting on the results of the level 4 qualification

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