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Lambeth Housing Resident Engagement
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Hello,
Getting Involved News is our new residents newsletter to keep you informed about resident led activities in local communities, engagement events, training & development, and funding opportunities. If you have news you would like to share you can email us at gettinginvolved@lambeth.gov.uk.
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Tenant consumer standards consultation
Consultation on the consumer standards - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The Regulator of Social Housing launched a consultation on a new set of standards for all social landlords (including councils and housing associations), designed to protect tenants and improve the service they receive. The new requirements will be even stronger and give tenants greater power to hold their landlord to account.
The proposed standards will:
- protect tenants by strengthening the safety requirements that all social landlords need to meet
- require landlords to know more about the condition of their tenants’ homes and the individual needs of the people living in them – landlords will need to use this evidence to provide safe and decent homes with good-quality landlord services
- make sure landlords listen to tenants’ complaints and respond quickly when they need to put things right
- require landlords to be open and accountable to their tenants, and treat them with fairness and respect.
They are looking for a wide range of views on the proposed standards and the consultation is running for 12 weeks - finishing on Tuesday 17 October 2023.
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Resident Engagement tour
At the end of July, we will be visiting one estate in each strategic neighbourhood along with Brixton Chamber Orchestra and other partners. Please pop along to listen to great music, enjoy delicious food, network with other residents, and check out other entertainment and activities:
- Saturday 29 July - 25 Devane Way SE27 0DF - 2 to 6pm - BCO 4pm
- Sunday 30 July - Notre Dame Estate SW4 9QN - 2 to 6pm - BCO 4pm
SEND summer holidays bootcamps
There are two SEND summer holidays bootcamps taking place from 24 July through 18 August
- Roupell Park Estate Community Centre, Upper Tulse Hill, SW2 1HY
- 10am to 4pm
- Ages 11 and up
- Activities include sports & games, arts & crafts, music & dance, and cooking & life skills
- Contact: Navlet Williams 07984 337812 or community7@cefi.org.uk
- Windmill Gardens Park, Blenheim Gardens, SW2 5DA
- 10am to 4pm
- Ages 16 and up
- Activities include sports & games, arts & crafts, music & dance, youth & leadership, and bicycle repair
- Contact: Christian on 07706 179851 or community7@cefi.org.uk
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Getting Involved Grants
We have updated and reissued our Getting Involved Grants guidance and invite you to apply online for funding activities on your estate or in your community.
Some of the key changes in the new guidance are:
- Grants of £751 to £3,500 will be decided by our GIG Panel made up of residents and officers
- Grants of £3,501 and above will be decided by Neighbourhood Working Engagement Coordinators
- Grants of £5,000 and above will prompt a procurement process
- We will not fund activities outside of the borough
We encourage applications for amounts up to £3,500. Larger grants may take longer to consider and decide. We will consider grants for partial or match funding.
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Committee training opportunities
Our training programme for 2023 has commenced for committees and other engagement groups. Training includes chairing meetings, taking minutes, financial record keeping, and applying for funding. Please let us know if there are any other areas that you would like further training in which would benefit your group and help it run more efficiently.
Our future sessions are:
- 13 September - Managing Committee Finances
- 20 September - Writing Funding/Grant Applications
- 11 October - Skills for Running Meetings
- 25 October - Managing Committee Finances
- 15 November - Writing Minutes of Meetings
- 29 November - Roles and Responsibilities of a Committee
If you are a Lambeth Council Housing resident and interested in any of these training sessions please email us at gettinginvolved@lambeth.gov.uk or contact your Resident Participation Officer.
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Youth and Young Adult Engagement Coordinator
Housing Services welcomes Jerome Martello, our new Youth and Young Adult Engagement Coordinator. He recently met with a group of 15 young people who live on Central Hill Estate to discuss:
- Results from the community consultation on the final design of the MUGA
- What the young people want to plan for the MUGA launch
- Cementing the relationship between young residents and Housing Services for future coproduction, such as environment changes to their local area
Jerome can be contacted by email jmartello@lambeth.gov.uk
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