Government sets up Expert Challenge Panel to advise on implementation of social housing white paper
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has established an expert panel to advise the government on the delivery of the social housing white paper.
The MHCLG said the reforms in the social housing white paper – published last year – “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”.
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
- 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
The panel will meet four times over the next year to provide scrutiny and advice as the government implements the social housing white paper.
The social housing white paper outlines that every social housing resident should expect to:
- be safe in their home
- know how their landlord is performing
- have their complaints dealt with promptly and fairly
- be treated with respect
- have their voice heard by their landlord
- have a good quality home and neighbourhood to live in
- be supported to take their first step to ownership
Eddie Hughes MP, 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.”
