Transformational Change? A Synthesis of New Evidence 2008-09
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/transformchangendcp
This report synthesises the evidence and analysis from a variety of reports published as part of the evaluation of the New Deal for Communities Programme on the extent of change that has occurred in the 39 deprived neighbourhoods the programme covers.
An Overview of Cross-sectional Change Data 2002-2008
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/crosssectiondatandcp
This report presents new data from the 2008 New Deal for Communities household survey and, for key indicators, tracks change from 2002 across the series of household surveys bi-annually. Local and national benchmarks are included where data permits.
Four Years of Change? Understanding the Experiences of the 2002-2006 New Deal for Communities Panel - Main Report
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/fouryearschangendcp
This report provides a longitudinal perspective on outcome change in deprived areas through the analysis of household survey data collected as part of the evaluation of the New Deal for Communities Programme.
Understanding and tackling worklessness volume 1: Worklessness, employment and enterprise: Patterns and change
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/worklessnessvol1
Understanding and tackling worklessness volume 2: Neighbourhood level problems, interventions, and outcomes
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/worklessnessvol2
Improving outcomes? Engaging local communities in the NDC Programme
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/improvingoutcomesndcp
This study explores the nature and impact of community engagement activities in six New Deal for Communities (NDC) Partnerships.
Raising educational attainment in deprived areas: the challenges of geography and residential mobility for area-based initiatives
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/educationndcp
This report explores the challenges in New Deal for Communities areas for local partnerships to develop and evaluate effective interventions to raise the educational attainment of local children.
Residential mobility and outcome change in deprived areas
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/residentmobilityndcp
This report examines the nature and impact of residential mobility on outcome change in the New Deal for Communities areas with a focus on how 6 case study partnerships experience and address issues raised by residential mobility in their areas.
The 2008 Partnership Survey
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/parnershipsurvey2008
This report sets out the findings from the 2008 New Deal for Communities Partnership Survey which covers a range of operational issues such as personnel and staffing,partnerships with other agencies, organisational structure and plans for succession.
The NDC Programme: Outputs and Expenditure 1999-2007
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/outputsexpenditurendcp
This report presents a summary of data on spend and outputs to date.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
NEW PUBLICATIONS FROM CIH
Introducing Affordable Housing
This new edition of the essential book for housing and related courses is now available. The provision and management of affordable housing demands a wide range of knowledge and expertise. This important text examines the history and role of social and affordable housing in the UK and goes on to explore how it is financed, developed, and managed. It considers the key tasks which housing professionals have to undertake and some of the issues inherent in different approaches to these tasks. It recognises that sustainability underlies the work of affordable housing providers, in terms not only of protecting the environment and our scarce resources, but also in relation to promoting social and community cohesion within neighbourhoods.
Introducing Affordable Housing - part of the Practice Studies range - is particularly useful for students studying the Chartered Institute of Housing’s recognised qualifications, but also for broader, social policy-focused courses where an understanding of housing as a social policy issue is necessary.
For more information about Introducing Affordable Housing visit:
http://www.cih.org/publications/pub128.htm
For more information about the Practice Studies series visit http:
//www.cih.org/practice/studies
Publication Updates
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This new edition of the essential book for housing and related courses is now available. The provision and management of affordable housing demands a wide range of knowledge and expertise. This important text examines the history and role of social and affordable housing in the UK and goes on to explore how it is financed, developed, and managed. It considers the key tasks which housing professionals have to undertake and some of the issues inherent in different approaches to these tasks. It recognises that sustainability underlies the work of affordable housing providers, in terms not only of protecting the environment and our scarce resources, but also in relation to promoting social and community cohesion within neighbourhoods.
Introducing Affordable Housing - part of the Practice Studies range - is particularly useful for students studying the Chartered Institute of Housing’s recognised qualifications, but also for broader, social policy-focused courses where an understanding of housing as a social policy issue is necessary.
For more information about Introducing Affordable Housing visit:
http://www.cih.org/publications/pub128.htm
For more information about the Practice Studies series visit http:
//www.cih.org/practice/studies
Publication Updates
Publication Updates is a new service brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), it is an e-communication that will keep you up-to-date with information on CIH publications and special offers. Subscribe today to this free service. For more information about Publication Updates visit:
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DASS SEMINAR SERIES - UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING
5TH KEYWORD SEMINAR: REVISTING 'EVIDENCE' AND 'PRACTICE', 11th November 2009
An event hosted by the Governance, Participation and Inclusion Research Group, Department of Applied Social Sciences, University of Stirling, aimed at exploring contemporary keywords in the applied social sciences in a way which links theory, policy, research and practice from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Confirmed speakers include: Hal Pawson, Ian Sanderson, Isobel Anderson and Huw Davies, and the event will be chaired by: Richard Simmons
Further details and registration at:
http://www.dass.stir.ac.uk/old-site/evidence/
An event hosted by the Governance, Participation and Inclusion Research Group, Department of Applied Social Sciences, University of Stirling, aimed at exploring contemporary keywords in the applied social sciences in a way which links theory, policy, research and practice from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Confirmed speakers include: Hal Pawson, Ian Sanderson, Isobel Anderson and Huw Davies, and the event will be chaired by: Richard Simmons
Further details and registration at:
http://www.dass.stir.ac.uk/old-site/evidence/
NEWS FROM CRESR
Understanding and Evaluating the Impact of the North Staffordshire Landlord Accreditation Scheme
A team of researchers from CRESR have been commissioned by Stoke-on-Trent City Council to evaluate the impact of Landlord accreditation and associated services to tenants and Landlords provided as part of the scheme. The research will investigate the impact that Landlord accreditation has had on the private rented sector across North Staffordshire, particularly in terms of improving housing conditions for tenants. The evaluation will also assess the perceptions of Landlords and tenants and provide recommendations on the future development of the accreditation scheme. A final report will be produced in January 2010. For information about this study please contact Paul Hickman: p.g.hickman@shu.ac.uk
New Deal for Communities Evaluation
A series of detailed reports has recently been published by CRESR as part of the ten year national evaluation of New Deal for Communities. The NDC Programme is one of the more interesting Area Based Initiatives ever launched In England in that community driven partnerships are aiming to transform 39 very deprived neighbourhoods over ten years. The most recent tranche of outputs includes reports on worklessness, an analysis of change data for the 2002-2008 period, exploration of change for those who stayed in NDC areas between 2002 and 2006, and an examination of relationships between outcomes and community engagement. The Reports can be accessed at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/publications/all/
For more information about the NDC evaluation please contact Paul Lawless: p.l.lawless@shu.ac.uk
CRESR seminar series
There are two seminars over the next month as part of the 2009/10 CRESR seminar series, all are welcome:
28 October 2009 4pm, 9130, Furnival Building, City Campus
Ian Rotherham - Sheffield Hallam University
Ecology: A Luxury or a Driver for Regional Regeneration?
18 November 2009 4pm, 9130, Furnival Building, City Campus
Rebecca Tunstall - London School of Economics
Housing and Children's Life Chances, 1946-2000
For more information about the CRESR seminar series please contact Ryan Powell: r.s.powell@shu.ac.uk
Research Reports:
Flint, J., Powell, R., Casey, R., Pearce, S., Moore, T. and Green, S. (2009) A Study to Examine Local Barriers to the Delivery of Affordable Housing in Rural Wales. Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University.
This research examines the barriers to the delivery of affordable housing in rural Wales and also identifies key enabling factors and good practice. The Report presents findings and sets out recommendations for local authorities, local planning authorities and the Welsh Assembly Government and is available to download in both English and Welsh at: http://wales.gov.uk/topics/planning/planningresearch/publishedresearch/affordablehousing/
For further information about this study please contact John Flint: j.f.flint@shu.ac.uk
A team of researchers from CRESR have been commissioned by Stoke-on-Trent City Council to evaluate the impact of Landlord accreditation and associated services to tenants and Landlords provided as part of the scheme. The research will investigate the impact that Landlord accreditation has had on the private rented sector across North Staffordshire, particularly in terms of improving housing conditions for tenants. The evaluation will also assess the perceptions of Landlords and tenants and provide recommendations on the future development of the accreditation scheme. A final report will be produced in January 2010. For information about this study please contact Paul Hickman: p.g.hickman@shu.ac.uk
New Deal for Communities Evaluation
A series of detailed reports has recently been published by CRESR as part of the ten year national evaluation of New Deal for Communities. The NDC Programme is one of the more interesting Area Based Initiatives ever launched In England in that community driven partnerships are aiming to transform 39 very deprived neighbourhoods over ten years. The most recent tranche of outputs includes reports on worklessness, an analysis of change data for the 2002-2008 period, exploration of change for those who stayed in NDC areas between 2002 and 2006, and an examination of relationships between outcomes and community engagement. The Reports can be accessed at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/publications/all/
For more information about the NDC evaluation please contact Paul Lawless: p.l.lawless@shu.ac.uk
CRESR seminar series
There are two seminars over the next month as part of the 2009/10 CRESR seminar series, all are welcome:
28 October 2009 4pm, 9130, Furnival Building, City Campus
Ian Rotherham - Sheffield Hallam University
Ecology: A Luxury or a Driver for Regional Regeneration?
18 November 2009 4pm, 9130, Furnival Building, City Campus
Rebecca Tunstall - London School of Economics
Housing and Children's Life Chances, 1946-2000
For more information about the CRESR seminar series please contact Ryan Powell: r.s.powell@shu.ac.uk
Research Reports:
Flint, J., Powell, R., Casey, R., Pearce, S., Moore, T. and Green, S. (2009) A Study to Examine Local Barriers to the Delivery of Affordable Housing in Rural Wales. Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University.
This research examines the barriers to the delivery of affordable housing in rural Wales and also identifies key enabling factors and good practice. The Report presents findings and sets out recommendations for local authorities, local planning authorities and the Welsh Assembly Government and is available to download in both English and Welsh at: http://wales.gov.uk/topics/planning/planningresearch/publishedresearch/affordablehousing/
For further information about this study please contact John Flint: j.f.flint@shu.ac.uk
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
ISA HOUSING CONFERENCE - SOME REFLECTIONS
Housing Assets, Housing People
A research conference for ISA RC 43 was held in Glasgow, Scotland, from September 1-4 2009. The conference was hosted by the Department of Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow. It was chaired by Kenneth Gibb, vice-convener of RC43. The purpose of the conference was to exchange international experience about the causes, impacts and policy responses associated with the credit crunch and major housing-economic recessions afflicting neighbourhoods, communities, cities and regions in different parts of the contemporary global economy.
The Housing Studies Association was a partner organisation to the conference and hosted a well-received special panel session on the future of housing tenure. This session was chaired by Paul Hickman and featured contributions form Dave Mullins, Hal Pawson and Duncan Maclennan.
In total, more than 220 delegates from 40+ countries participated in the successful four day conference. The Minister for housing and communities in the Scottish Government, Mr Alex Neil, addressed the conference at its opening plenary session. There were three plenary sessions featuring notable housing academics (Professors Dan Immergluck, Duncan Maclennan, Susan Smith, Yosuke Hiramaya and Chris Hamnett) who presented papers including a discussion of the madness of mortgage lenders (Hamnett) and a plea for more relevant evidenced-based housing policies fit for the present times (Maclennan). Smith presented a performativity-based case for introducing a house price futures financial instrument that is purported to reduce market volatility and allow households to hedge against capital losses. Hirayama provided an impressive overview of the current situation in Japan including a detailed account of unprecedented levels of urban homelessness in the capital, Tokyo. Immergluck set out the depth and geography of foreclosures in the United States.
The conference also featured, in addition to the HSA’s panel, a number of special sessions and more than 160 papers presented across a range of parallel sessions that ran throughout the conference. The conference was held in the iconic Mitchell Library in the city centre and use was also made for social events at the City’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, as well as the Peoples’ Palace Museum. There was also a full range of study tours and an urban housing archive kindly provided by the Mitchell Library. The conference organisers are very grateful to the support of a number of sponsors who contributed massively to the success of the conference:
• International Sociological Association
• Glasgow Housing Association
• Scottish Government
• Glasgow city council
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation
• Northern Ireland Housing Executive
• Taylor and Francis
• Emerald
• Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland
• Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
Further information on papers, presentations and useful links can be found at the conference website http://www.gla.ac.uk/events/housing/
Kenneth Gibb
Conference Chair
Department of Urban Studies
University of Glasgow
A research conference for ISA RC 43 was held in Glasgow, Scotland, from September 1-4 2009. The conference was hosted by the Department of Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow. It was chaired by Kenneth Gibb, vice-convener of RC43. The purpose of the conference was to exchange international experience about the causes, impacts and policy responses associated with the credit crunch and major housing-economic recessions afflicting neighbourhoods, communities, cities and regions in different parts of the contemporary global economy.
The Housing Studies Association was a partner organisation to the conference and hosted a well-received special panel session on the future of housing tenure. This session was chaired by Paul Hickman and featured contributions form Dave Mullins, Hal Pawson and Duncan Maclennan.
In total, more than 220 delegates from 40+ countries participated in the successful four day conference. The Minister for housing and communities in the Scottish Government, Mr Alex Neil, addressed the conference at its opening plenary session. There were three plenary sessions featuring notable housing academics (Professors Dan Immergluck, Duncan Maclennan, Susan Smith, Yosuke Hiramaya and Chris Hamnett) who presented papers including a discussion of the madness of mortgage lenders (Hamnett) and a plea for more relevant evidenced-based housing policies fit for the present times (Maclennan). Smith presented a performativity-based case for introducing a house price futures financial instrument that is purported to reduce market volatility and allow households to hedge against capital losses. Hirayama provided an impressive overview of the current situation in Japan including a detailed account of unprecedented levels of urban homelessness in the capital, Tokyo. Immergluck set out the depth and geography of foreclosures in the United States.
The conference also featured, in addition to the HSA’s panel, a number of special sessions and more than 160 papers presented across a range of parallel sessions that ran throughout the conference. The conference was held in the iconic Mitchell Library in the city centre and use was also made for social events at the City’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, as well as the Peoples’ Palace Museum. There was also a full range of study tours and an urban housing archive kindly provided by the Mitchell Library. The conference organisers are very grateful to the support of a number of sponsors who contributed massively to the success of the conference:
• International Sociological Association
• Glasgow Housing Association
• Scottish Government
• Glasgow city council
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation
• Northern Ireland Housing Executive
• Taylor and Francis
• Emerald
• Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland
• Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
Further information on papers, presentations and useful links can be found at the conference website http://www.gla.ac.uk/events/housing/
Kenneth Gibb
Conference Chair
Department of Urban Studies
University of Glasgow
NEWS FROM CLG
See link below to the 2007/08 Citizenship Survey reports on Community Cohesion and Identity and Values:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1320418
http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1320418
NEW ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
Parr, S. (2009) "Confronting the reality of anti-social behaviour", Theoretical Criminology 13(3): 363–381.
NEWS FROM CRESR
NEW PROJECTS
Evaluation of projects under three European Commission Funds
This evaluation, commissioned by the UK Borders Agency, will evaluate projects delivered under three European Commission Funds designed to support managed migration into and out of the UK. These projects include the Gateway Protection Programme, a scheme through which the UK accepts up to 750 refugees a year under an international resettlement programme run by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). For more information about this study please contact David Robinson (d.robinson@shu.ac.uk).
Citizenship, Community Cohesion and Perceived Inclusion among Young People
This DCSF commissioned project aims to describe the variation in levels of community cohesion, citizenship orientations and perceived inclusion among a cohort of young people. This will involve multi-level analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England and the Youth Cohort Study in a bid to provide possible explanations of any significant variations found. For more information about this study please contact David Robinson (d.robinson@shu.ac.uk).
Evaluation of projects under three European Commission Funds
This evaluation, commissioned by the UK Borders Agency, will evaluate projects delivered under three European Commission Funds designed to support managed migration into and out of the UK. These projects include the Gateway Protection Programme, a scheme through which the UK accepts up to 750 refugees a year under an international resettlement programme run by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). For more information about this study please contact David Robinson (d.robinson@shu.ac.uk).
Citizenship, Community Cohesion and Perceived Inclusion among Young People
This DCSF commissioned project aims to describe the variation in levels of community cohesion, citizenship orientations and perceived inclusion among a cohort of young people. This will involve multi-level analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England and the Youth Cohort Study in a bid to provide possible explanations of any significant variations found. For more information about this study please contact David Robinson (d.robinson@shu.ac.uk).
Monday, 7 September 2009
ALAN HOLMAN RETIRES
On Friday 28 August some 35 people gathered in Cambridge for a seminar entitled ‘Housing requirements, housing demand and housing policy’ to mark the retirement of Alan Holmans from the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research. In addition to a series of substantive papers, tributes were paid to Alan’s contributions to housing research and policy over many years, initially as chief economic adviser at the Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Department of the Environment from 1968 to 1994, and latterly as Research Fellow at CCHPR. Alan was given no choice about retiring from the Civil Service at 60 but Christine Whitehead made it clear that this time a desk will remain available to him, and that colleagues at CCPHR expect to continue working with him on a part time basis for some time to come. Alan also served as an HSA committee member for many years, and the committee would like to thank him for his contribution, and his dedication to the role of Treasurer.
NEWS FROM CCHPR
Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning research has recently been commissioned by Communities and Local Government to evaluate the Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers. This project, which will run over the next two years will evaluate the implementation, operation and success of the 42 Trailblazers programmes.
The Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers are being run by CLG with support from the DWP. They aim to develop innovative approaches to delivering housing options/advice services, by offering housing advice to people with low and medium housing need as well as those with acute need, and also by linking housing advice to wider advice about a range of issues such as training and employment, financial management, and access to benefits. There is also a focus on making better use of existing social housing stock, and greater use of the private rented sector.
The evaluation is being lead by CCHPR, with involvement from Birmingham University (Centre for Urban and Regional Analysis) and Shared Intelligence.
The Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers are being run by CLG with support from the DWP. They aim to develop innovative approaches to delivering housing options/advice services, by offering housing advice to people with low and medium housing need as well as those with acute need, and also by linking housing advice to wider advice about a range of issues such as training and employment, financial management, and access to benefits. There is also a focus on making better use of existing social housing stock, and greater use of the private rented sector.
The evaluation is being lead by CCHPR, with involvement from Birmingham University (Centre for Urban and Regional Analysis) and Shared Intelligence.
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