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Bassetlaw District Council e-Newsletter |
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 We’re inviting Bassetlaw Tenants and Residents to join us at our annual Tenant Conference and Meet the Team event for 2023.
Organised by Bassetlaw District Council, the event aims to bring residents and key people in the council together, and gives residents a chance to find out how they can influence decision making on matters that both interest and impact them. You’ll also be able to learn more about what support is available from the council across a range of areas, including:
- Housing and estates
- Cost of living challenges and the help that is available
- Understanding more about our Repairs Service
- Health and Wellbeing
- And lots more
As part of the conference, we will present you with our Annual Report to tenants, which outlines how the council has performed over the last 12 months and what’s planned for the year ahead.
You will also get chance to meet our residents group Voices of Bassetlaw and hear about their experiences, the positive impacts they have made for residents, and ways in which you can get involved and influence future service improvements.
There will also be an opportunity to chat with council officers and fellow tenants with refreshments at the end of the event. To reserve your place, please contact our Tenant and Resident Engagement Officer, Anita Fairweather on 0800 590542 or email anita.fairweather@bassetlaw.gov.uk
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Tenant and Resident Champions
 Do you know a Bassetlaw Tenant or Resident who goes that extra mile to make a real difference for local people in their community?
We’ll be crowning a trio of Tenant and Resident Champions at our Tenant Conference later this month and we want you to nominate your Champion in the following categories.
- Good Neighbour
- Community Champion
- Environmental Hero
These selfless individual could be someone who is committed to helping others, a community champion shopping for others, collecting prescriptions, donating to food banks or raising money for charitable organisations, or someone who organises community activities to help reduce loneliness and social isolation.
They could also be someone who is committed to the environment and improving the areas for residents and wildlife. A litter picker, a protector of the natural habitat, someone who has planted wild flowers to create a natural habitat for birds, bees and hedgehogs.
The deadline for nominations is Friday 15th September and as well as their names, we’d like to know why you have nominated them and the selfless deeds they have done for others. We’ll be announcing the winners at our Annual Tenant Conference on Wednesday 20th September.
Please send your nominations to us by email to anita.fairweather@bassetlaw.gov.uk with the reference - Champion 2023 Nomination. You can also message us on Facebook @BassetlawDCHousing or call us on 0800 590542 and ask for Anita Fairweather.
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TPAS
Bassetlaw District Council is a member of TPAS – The Tenant Engagement Experts. You can take advantage of many areas of support and resources at: www.tpas.org.uk/
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Extra Support
We’ve teamed up with the Tenant Support and Wellbeing Service to provide tenants with advice on issues around finance, legal, mental ill health and other health concerns.
Call 0330 094 8845 or www.tsws-assist.co.uk
for more information.
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Find us on Facebook
Did you know that our Housing Team has its own Facebook page where you can keep up with the latest Housing news and events in Bassetlaw. Find us at @BassetlawDCHousing
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New affordable homes for Council
 Bassetlaw District Council has added a collection of seven brand-new homes to its housing stock that will provide much needed affordable housing for local people.
The new homes, which include four one-bed town houses, one two-bed town house, and two three-bed town houses, are located on Rippon Homes’ Worksop development ‘The Burrows at The Edge’, close to Thievesdale.
All of the properties will be let at 80% of market rent, in line with the Council’s Allocations Policy, and will help to supply the growing demand for social housing in Bassetlaw.
Cllr Jonathan Slater, Cabinet Member for Housing and Estates at Bassetlaw District Council, said: “We are always looking to improve, modernise and add to our housing stock, and these properties will be a fantastic addition to the homes we already offer across the district.
Read more at: www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/media-centre/news/news-archive/august-2023/new-affordable-homes-for-council/
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Consumer Standards Consultation
The Social Housing Regulation Act has now achieved Royal Assent, and the Regulator of Social Housing is consulting on and reviewing its consumer standards to ensure they are up to date, are aligned with regulatory changes delivered by legislation, and continue to deliver their objectives.
The Regulator has launched its consultation on revised consumer standards, and you have until the 17th October to have your say.
Find out more and have your say.
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Housing Ombudsman
Each year the Council is required to self-assess against the Housing Ombudsman Complaint Handling Code and publish its self-assessment.
This self-assessment looks at areas including how we handle complaints, the different stages of complaints, how we put things right and what we are doing to improve our complaints service.
Our self-assessment form for August 2023 is now available to view on our website.
You can also find more information about the Housing Ombudsman Service at: www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/
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