Homelessness Reduction Act Conference. Are you ready?
Hear from Bob Blackman – the MP behind the Homelessness Reduction Act, Melanie Onn Shadow Housing Minister, Dawn Foster from the Guardian Newspaper, Juha Kaakinen – the inspiration behind Housing First in Finland which helped to massively reduce Homelessness. Book here.
Home Connections Annual conference is returning this year in style to celebrate our 15th anniversary!
Our speakers and afternoon workshops will help delegates to understand the Homelessness Reduction Act (HRA) how to stay within the law and discuss practical ways to implement the act whilst minimising administrative overheads.
Confirmed speakers:
- Bob Blackman MP, Sponsor of the new Homelessness Reduction Act
- Melanie Onn MP, Shadow Housing Minister. The HRA and beyond – what else should be done to help solve the problem of homelessness?
- Dawn Foster, Columnist, The Guardian Newspaper – Just how bad is Britain’s social housing problem?
- Juha Kaakinen, Chief Executive of the Y-Foundation in Finland – How Housing First significantly reduced homelessness in Finland
- Alan Benson, Head of Housing Strategy and Commissioning, LB Haringey
- Minos Perdios – Housing Reviews Manager at Housing Reviews
- Patrick Odling-Smee – Director of Housing at Luton Borough Council
Date: 2nd of November ’17
Time: 8.45 am – 4.45 pm
Venue: Hamilton House, Mabledon Pl, Kings Cross, London WC1H 9BJ
Hear personal experiences of homelessness and take part in practical workshops which aim to provide an invaluable update on the HRA roadmap. Delegates will also witness practical examples of new approaches to homelessness and homelessness prevention. Our line-up of expert speakers and interactive workshops will provide insight, opinion and stimulate debate on the HRA. Benefit from real life experiences and projects that can help you to implement the HRA. Book your place today to benefit from early bird discounts.
Join colleagues for the plenary session and select your workshop stream to discuss your ideas and hear from others how they intend to implement the Act.
CIH Members receive 5 CIH CPD Hours for attendance. Sign up before Friday 6th October to take advantage of our early bird rates!
Conference Presentations
Our annual conference was held on 16th October at the Royal Over-Seas League. With the theme "Vision 2020", we discussed predictions for where the housing sector will be at the end of the next term of Parliament. We were pleased to have various speakers to debate the theme, and now we make their presentations available:
Housing in London, by Alan Benson, from Greater London Authority.
Social Housing: Vision 2020, by Tim Brown from Department of Politics and Public Policy, from De Montfort University.
Does Scotland Do It Better?, by Jim Hayton, Policy Manager from ALACHO.
Going Dutch, by Trevor James, from Vannimwegen.
Think Housing Research Report
Our recent Think Housing Research Report was unveiled last week to delegates at our annual conference where the three main political parties told us of their vision for housing in 2020.
The full research report offers new insight on issues around the housing crisis, Right to Move, the private rental sector, the quality of housing stock, the price of rent, and housing benefits.
The paper is now available for all to view by clicking here.
The Connected Housing Conference: Vision 2020
Our annual conference has been confirmed for Thursday 16th October at the Royal Over-Seas League. The theme for the conference is ‘Vision 2020’, and asks the question Where will the housing sector be at the end of the next term of Parliament?
The programme for the day is below, and more details can be found at our event homepage.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: Ben Harris-Quinney (Chairman, The Bow Group), Lord Tope CBE (Liberal Democrats), Karen Buck MP (Labour), Alan Benson (Senior Manager – Housing Strategy, GLA), David Montague CBE (Chief Executive, L&Q), Steve Douglas (Partner, Altair), Dr Tim Brown (Senior Research Associate, De Montfort University), Helen Cope (Housing Consultant), Terry Stacy MBE (Resident Board Member, Circle 33), Patrick Odling-Smee (Housing Consultant, RedQuadrant), Byron Vincent (Poet)
The Connected Housing Conference: Vision 2020
Thursday 16th October 2014
Royal Over-Seas League, Over-Seas House, Park Place, London SW1A 1LR
09:30: Registration Coffee/Tea/Biscuits
10:00 – 10:05: Welcome
10:05 – 11:05: The Politicos
During the first session, politicians and policy experts from the main political parties will explain their vision for the housing market and social housing in 2020 (the end of the next parliamentary term).
11:05 – 11:25: Refreshments
11:25 – 12:25: The Experts
Expert practitioners, academics, and housing leaders debate the points raised by the politicians and give their opinions on what needs to happen.
12:25 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – 14:45: Workshops
The afternoon will start with breakout sessions covering best practices.
- WORKSHOP: Best Practice for Housing – Scotland does it better for Homelessness, the Right to Buy, and Funding Models. Speakers from Scotland and England & Wales debate different approaches.
- WORKSHOP: The north-south debate: the private rented sector – what works and what doesn’t? Speakers from across the great divide.
- WORKSHOP: The economics of social housing
A panel discussion will follow the workshops.
14:45 – 15:00: Refreshments
15:00 – 16:00: The Home Connections Leaders Debate
16:00 – 17:00: The Reception – drinks and networking