Christopher Standish Slides - HACT CI Masterclass Manchester 16/10

1. How might
we invest
in our
community
assets?

2. “We set out to discover the ingredients for successful
[..] communities, and to explore how, in a world of
austerity, we can continue to
create places where people want to live.”
David Montague, L&Q
Continued shared challenges:

3. Economic resilience &
business impact –
working people paying
our rents
Successful communities
– attracting & keeping
tenants who pay rent

4. Output framework
[linked to original plan]
Total 2014 /
15
Cumulative
Total – Years
1 & 2
Project
targets 2013
– 16
Full time / substantive
posts
51 72 3
Apprenticeships 10 19 8
Part time jobs 28 71 59
Placements & work
experience
11 53 49
New business and self
employment
5 11 16
New volunteering places 13 55 74
Training places 72 191 229
Accreditation 47 101 109
Creating sustainable communities

5. 10% sample of
people into work: 11
tenants
Current total
arrears from this
sample
•March 2014: total
arrears were
£3,675.28
•August 2015: total
arrears £3,312.24
•9.9%. reduction in
arrears [£364.04]
Welfare reform impact:
Moving tenants off
benefit and into work
72% retention in
employment
•Full or part-time
employment;
•5 not now claiming HB;
3 on partial HB
Impact

6. Bigger challenges, new solutions

9. • The physical enhancement will be significant: a
positive impact on the asset value of our stock;
• Local labour opportunities for our residents will be
maximised through a social value contract clause
[CITB+];
• A ground rent of circa £12k per year in perpetuity
may be available for community management
[Social Value];
• Capital receipt to the Council [realising value].
New Development – Keepmoat
investment
A positive conclusion to the first phase...

10. Regeneration Services at Regenda
Homes:
* a social ethos, committed to regenerating People and Places;
* excellent knowledge, experience and skills – multi-disciplinary
Team ;
* Making your people and places more resilient;
* a proven track record in problem solving and value adding;
* Saving costs and maximising impacts for your communities.
Contact: Chris Standish – Regeneration Manager
christopher.standish@regenda.org.uk
#BeyondRegen
Transforming Lives and Communities