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TBH Hitback, you have our full admiration for persuing this cause on our behalf
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Thank you to all those on this site for their support throughout this campaign.
I hope all our serving personnel and their families get the correct appreciation for all they have done whilst serving their country.
We now have a level playing field in which to fight for social housing. If anyone requires advice on getting on their local register, then please don't hesitate to email me via this site. I will try to make contact as soon as possible to help you out.
Regards
Nick (Hitback)
I hope all our serving personnel and their families get the correct appreciation for all they have done whilst serving their country.
We now have a level playing field in which to fight for social housing. If anyone requires advice on getting on their local register, then please don't hesitate to email me via this site. I will try to make contact as soon as possible to help you out.
Regards
Nick (Hitback)
The following link is Pdf and shows the letter sent out to all Housing Associations and Housing Officers
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/pdf/localconnectionletter.pdf
It is now law so don't allow the them to tell you anything else.
All the best.
Regards
Hitback (Nick C)
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/pdf/localconnectionletter.pdf
It is now law so don't allow the them to tell you anything else.
All the best.
Regards
Hitback (Nick C)
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Another County gives priority for veterans. This is great news!
http://www.thecomet.net/search/stor...9:52:56:140&tBrand=CMTOnline&tCategory=search
Regards
Hitback
http://www.thecomet.net/search/stor...9:52:56:140&tBrand=CMTOnline&tCategory=search
Regards
Hitback
This has finally put in place the meaning of the campaign. I hope it also put those that believed it was a waste of time in their place.
If veterans and serving soldiers and their families stand together and voice issues of concern, they will be listened to. However, the issues of concern must be factual with evidence to hand. There are several bodies within the forces that should be representing service personnel and their families. But they are limited on what they are permitted to say or do….
That is why we need an organisation like the BAFF. If you haven’t joined up yet or are unsure, then go to their website and read what they are doing for our veterans and serving soldiers.
http://www.baff.org.uk/index.htm
I believe the actions of the homelessness Legislation Campaign will aid many thousands of service leavers and veterans in the coming years. Maybe the JSHAO could start working on a future project for affordable housing ownership for service personnel at all levels? I do have a paper drawn up on how this could be achieved, if interested then please contact me via PM.
SUMMARY of PAPER
This Circular is issued by the Secretary of State to housing authorities in England under s169 of the Housing Act 1996.
The Circular provides guidance for authorities when framing their allocation scheme to provide for applications from serving and former members of the Armed Forces and gives effect to a commitment in The Nation's Commitment: Cross-Government Support to our Armed Forces, their Families and Veterans, the Command Paper issued by the Ministry of Defence in July 2008.
Housing authorities are required to have regard to the guidance in exercising their functions under Part 6 of the 1996 Act.
Link for main paper to housing rights
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/pdf/1200095.pdf
Housing allocation for members of the armed forces
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/housing/armedforcesallocations
Regards
Hitback
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P.S It took 4.5 years to get this pushed out. Thank you to all site users for their support over that time.
Nick C
If veterans and serving soldiers and their families stand together and voice issues of concern, they will be listened to. However, the issues of concern must be factual with evidence to hand. There are several bodies within the forces that should be representing service personnel and their families. But they are limited on what they are permitted to say or do….
That is why we need an organisation like the BAFF. If you haven’t joined up yet or are unsure, then go to their website and read what they are doing for our veterans and serving soldiers.
http://www.baff.org.uk/index.htm
I believe the actions of the homelessness Legislation Campaign will aid many thousands of service leavers and veterans in the coming years. Maybe the JSHAO could start working on a future project for affordable housing ownership for service personnel at all levels? I do have a paper drawn up on how this could be achieved, if interested then please contact me via PM.
SUMMARY of PAPER
This Circular is issued by the Secretary of State to housing authorities in England under s169 of the Housing Act 1996.
The Circular provides guidance for authorities when framing their allocation scheme to provide for applications from serving and former members of the Armed Forces and gives effect to a commitment in The Nation's Commitment: Cross-Government Support to our Armed Forces, their Families and Veterans, the Command Paper issued by the Ministry of Defence in July 2008.
Housing authorities are required to have regard to the guidance in exercising their functions under Part 6 of the 1996 Act.
Link for main paper to housing rights
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/pdf/1200095.pdf
Housing allocation for members of the armed forces
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/housing/armedforcesallocations
Regards
Hitback
DT_Xtremez_30: DT_Xtremez_30: DT_Xtremez_30:P.S It took 4.5 years to get this pushed out. Thank you to all site users for their support over that time.
Nick C
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Where do the 'other' parts of the UK stand on this HB?
Hi Cooheed,
I believe the ruling is for England. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have been mentioned in the The Nation’s Commitment: Cross-Government Support to our Armed Forces, their Families and Veterans
Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Defence and the Minister of State for the Armed Forces By Command of Her Majesty
July 2008 http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/415BB952-6850-45D0-B82D-C221CD0F6252/0/Cm7424.pdf
The following are extracts from the link above:
Housing
2.13Affordable Homes. Welsh and Scottish Ministers are making Service people a priority group within their shared equity schemes. This will be equivalent to the provisions for Armed Forces personnel in the existing Key Worker Living scheme in England. The Prime Minister announced that a £20M pilot scheme to promote home ownership for Service personnel would be launched in 2009 by the MOD. This will be based on shared equity or rent-to-buy principles. We will announce its details this year. Discussions are taking place with commercial providers, housing associations and other stakeholders to establish how we will provide a practical vehicle to deliver increased home ownership. Our aim will be to maximise the number of servicemen and women who can get onto the housing ladder.
2.14Defence Estates. MOD owns, leases, manages and maintains substantial land and housing assets. By the end of the year Defence Estates will publish a strategy of how these will be managed over the next 10 years.
2.15Adapted Social Housing. Seriously injured Service personnel can face delays in obtaining suitable adapted social housing where they are not given sufficient priority. Seriously injured personnel in England and Wales should be given ‘additional preference’ (i.e. high priority for social housing) and we will issue statutory guidance to reinforce this message. Scottish Ministers will remind landlords of the existing high priority that seriously injured personnel in Scotland receive for adapted social housing and will repeat this in future allocations guidance.
2.16Adapted Affordable Homes. Service people in England have Key Worker status and are therefore entitled to the Key Worker Living scheme. For injured personnel, the cost of adapting homes to cater for specific needs is not always covered (by the Key Worker scheme). However, injured Service personnel who buy a home through this scheme may be eligible for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) which covers the cost of adaptations. The Welsh Assembly Government will also support this initiative. Injured Service personnel buying a home through the Low-cost Initiative for First Time buyers in Scotland may also be eligible for a grant from the local authority to cover the cost of any necessary adaptations.
2.17 Disabled Facilities Grant Means Test
– Disregard of AFCS/WPS Payments.
AFCS and WPS payments for the most seriously disabled, as set out in the supplementary annex, will be disregarded in the means test for DFG in England and Wales. In Scotland this means test is being considered for discontinuation. This means that grants for housing adaptation, up to £30,000, will not be reduced by AFCS/WPS compensation payments.
2.18 Affordable Homes – Extending Access.
Although Servicemen and women in England have Key Worker status, many do not have the opportunity to purchase a home. We are therefore extending Key Worker status to enable Service leavers to access the Key Worker Living scheme 12 months after discharge. Scottish Ministers have agreed to extend access to their affordable housing schemes to Service leavers for a similar 12 months after discharge. The Welsh Assembly Government will reflect this commitment in its ongoing review of its scheme.
2.19 Social Housing – Local Connection.
Local connection can be a factor in the allocation of social housing. Current legislation prevents Service personnel from establishing a local connection with the area in which they are serving. We are changing the legislation in England and Wales, enabling Service personnel to establish a local connection, so improving access to social housing. Scottish Ministers are consulting on changing legislation so that employment/residence connected to the Armed Forces constitutes a local connection for the purposes of homelessness legislation in the same way as civilian employment/residence.
2.20Certificate of Cessation. Service people occupying Service family accommodation and approaching their discharge date can request a Certificate of Cessation up to six months before their last day of service. Some local authorities may not accept that this certificate demonstrates
impending homelessness, and may insist on MOD obtaining a possession order
before providing housing assistance. We have issued statutory guidance, advising authorities not to insist on a possession
order. We will establish the extent of the problem and take further steps as
necessary to ensure that local authorities do not insist on a possession order where a Certificate of Cessation has been issued. Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Assembly Government have endorsed this approach.
2.21Using MOD Void Property. Service leavers can occupy void MOD property as an interim measure after leaving. Where this is the case we will work with Local Authorities to ensure that the use of surplus stock in this way does not inadvertently disadvantage Service leavers who are seeking social housing. MOD is also looking at whether it could make some of its existing empty properties available long-term to injured personnel who prefer to remain within a familiar military environment.
2.22Homelessness. To help prevent homelessness, the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) will contribute £400,000 to provide new supported housing for Service leavers in England to enable them to make a successful transition to civilian life. We will work with the Housing Corporation to deliver this initiative which will also be supported by MOD gifting land. We will explore opportunities with Welsh and Scottish Ministers and ex-Service charities on housing ventures that would do more to meet the accommodation needs of veterans in Wales and Scotland.
I hope this helps answer your question.
Regards
Hitback
I believe the ruling is for England. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have been mentioned in the The Nation’s Commitment: Cross-Government Support to our Armed Forces, their Families and Veterans
Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Defence and the Minister of State for the Armed Forces By Command of Her Majesty
July 2008 http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/415BB952-6850-45D0-B82D-C221CD0F6252/0/Cm7424.pdf
The following are extracts from the link above:
Housing
2.13Affordable Homes. Welsh and Scottish Ministers are making Service people a priority group within their shared equity schemes. This will be equivalent to the provisions for Armed Forces personnel in the existing Key Worker Living scheme in England. The Prime Minister announced that a £20M pilot scheme to promote home ownership for Service personnel would be launched in 2009 by the MOD. This will be based on shared equity or rent-to-buy principles. We will announce its details this year. Discussions are taking place with commercial providers, housing associations and other stakeholders to establish how we will provide a practical vehicle to deliver increased home ownership. Our aim will be to maximise the number of servicemen and women who can get onto the housing ladder.
2.14Defence Estates. MOD owns, leases, manages and maintains substantial land and housing assets. By the end of the year Defence Estates will publish a strategy of how these will be managed over the next 10 years.
2.15Adapted Social Housing. Seriously injured Service personnel can face delays in obtaining suitable adapted social housing where they are not given sufficient priority. Seriously injured personnel in England and Wales should be given ‘additional preference’ (i.e. high priority for social housing) and we will issue statutory guidance to reinforce this message. Scottish Ministers will remind landlords of the existing high priority that seriously injured personnel in Scotland receive for adapted social housing and will repeat this in future allocations guidance.
2.16Adapted Affordable Homes. Service people in England have Key Worker status and are therefore entitled to the Key Worker Living scheme. For injured personnel, the cost of adapting homes to cater for specific needs is not always covered (by the Key Worker scheme). However, injured Service personnel who buy a home through this scheme may be eligible for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) which covers the cost of adaptations. The Welsh Assembly Government will also support this initiative. Injured Service personnel buying a home through the Low-cost Initiative for First Time buyers in Scotland may also be eligible for a grant from the local authority to cover the cost of any necessary adaptations.
2.17 Disabled Facilities Grant Means Test
– Disregard of AFCS/WPS Payments.
AFCS and WPS payments for the most seriously disabled, as set out in the supplementary annex, will be disregarded in the means test for DFG in England and Wales. In Scotland this means test is being considered for discontinuation. This means that grants for housing adaptation, up to £30,000, will not be reduced by AFCS/WPS compensation payments.
2.18 Affordable Homes – Extending Access.
Although Servicemen and women in England have Key Worker status, many do not have the opportunity to purchase a home. We are therefore extending Key Worker status to enable Service leavers to access the Key Worker Living scheme 12 months after discharge. Scottish Ministers have agreed to extend access to their affordable housing schemes to Service leavers for a similar 12 months after discharge. The Welsh Assembly Government will reflect this commitment in its ongoing review of its scheme.
2.19 Social Housing – Local Connection.
Local connection can be a factor in the allocation of social housing. Current legislation prevents Service personnel from establishing a local connection with the area in which they are serving. We are changing the legislation in England and Wales, enabling Service personnel to establish a local connection, so improving access to social housing. Scottish Ministers are consulting on changing legislation so that employment/residence connected to the Armed Forces constitutes a local connection for the purposes of homelessness legislation in the same way as civilian employment/residence.
2.20Certificate of Cessation. Service people occupying Service family accommodation and approaching their discharge date can request a Certificate of Cessation up to six months before their last day of service. Some local authorities may not accept that this certificate demonstrates
impending homelessness, and may insist on MOD obtaining a possession order
before providing housing assistance. We have issued statutory guidance, advising authorities not to insist on a possession
order. We will establish the extent of the problem and take further steps as
necessary to ensure that local authorities do not insist on a possession order where a Certificate of Cessation has been issued. Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Assembly Government have endorsed this approach.
2.21Using MOD Void Property. Service leavers can occupy void MOD property as an interim measure after leaving. Where this is the case we will work with Local Authorities to ensure that the use of surplus stock in this way does not inadvertently disadvantage Service leavers who are seeking social housing. MOD is also looking at whether it could make some of its existing empty properties available long-term to injured personnel who prefer to remain within a familiar military environment.
2.22Homelessness. To help prevent homelessness, the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) will contribute £400,000 to provide new supported housing for Service leavers in England to enable them to make a successful transition to civilian life. We will work with the Housing Corporation to deliver this initiative which will also be supported by MOD gifting land. We will explore opportunities with Welsh and Scottish Ministers and ex-Service charities on housing ventures that would do more to meet the accommodation needs of veterans in Wales and Scotland.
I hope this helps answer your question.
Regards
Hitback
The following was found on the JSHAO site: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/D...using/ChangesToLocalConnectionArmedForces.htm
The site above has improved alot so I would suggest you have a look!
Regards
Hitback
Q&A JSHAO
Q. What happens if I want to [apply for social housing] in Wales ?
A. The change to the local connection rules will apply to councils in Wales (in the same way as England).
Q. What happens if I want to [apply for social housing] in Scotland ?
A. [MOD : the legislation is different in Scotland and the change will not apply there. You will need to speak to the Scottish Executive. Contacts are:
tom.macdonald@scotland.gsi.gov.uk 0131 244 0288 (Mon - Wed)
anna.donald@scotland.gsi.gov.uk (Wed - Fri)]
Q. What happens if I want to [apply for social housing] in Northern Ireland ?
A. . [MOD : the legislation is different in NI and the change will not apply there. You will need to speak to the Department for Social Development in NI. Contact is : stephen.baird@dsdni.gov.uk 028 9081 9586 ]
Q. Where is my local connection if I am serving overseas?
A. That will depend on whether you have previously established a local connection in the UK. .
The site above has improved alot so I would suggest you have a look!
Regards
Hitback
Q&A JSHAO
Q. What happens if I want to [apply for social housing] in Wales ?
A. The change to the local connection rules will apply to councils in Wales (in the same way as England).
Q. What happens if I want to [apply for social housing] in Scotland ?
A. [MOD : the legislation is different in Scotland and the change will not apply there. You will need to speak to the Scottish Executive. Contacts are:
tom.macdonald@scotland.gsi.gov.uk 0131 244 0288 (Mon - Wed)
anna.donald@scotland.gsi.gov.uk (Wed - Fri)]
Q. What happens if I want to [apply for social housing] in Northern Ireland ?
A. . [MOD : the legislation is different in NI and the change will not apply there. You will need to speak to the Department for Social Development in NI. Contact is : stephen.baird@dsdni.gov.uk 028 9081 9586 ]
Q. Where is my local connection if I am serving overseas?
A. That will depend on whether you have previously established a local connection in the UK. .
The following link will give you more information on your rights as a service leaver. I would suggest you take as much information as possible before trying to be placed on the waiting list.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/pdf/localconnectionletter.pdf
Regards
Hitback
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/pdf/localconnectionletter.pdf
Regards
Hitback
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