The Almshouse Association is in discussions with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to assist them in gaining a better understanding of almshouse charities.
They would like to speak to a selection of our members that provide housing to those below pension age, irrespective of whether your almshouse charity provides homes for residents claiming Universal Credit or not.
They would like to speak about:
- your understanding of Universal Credit, including how DWP verifies housing costs and how landlords may receive payments direct to landlords
- your organisational resources to manage the almshouses (processes and procedures used, staffing ā€“ if any, number of almshouses etc.)
- your use of IT (including email).
These enquiries would be carried out by telephone on an individual basis.
If you are able to help and interested in being involved, please send the following details to ChrisTargowski@alms
houses.org
- the name of your charity
- membership number
- contact name, email and telephone
- number of residents accommodated
Deadline for responses: Monday 18th March 2019
Thank you for your help. It is so important we constantly engage with government. In doing so, we will raise the profile of almshouses, be in a stronger position to highlight the value of almshouses and be better placed to influence government legislation in the way in which it impacts almshouse charities.
Click here to read about an almshouse charityā€™s experiences when their young residents applied for Universal Credit