Brian’s Blog
Welcome to the new look WPH website!
I am Brian Simpson, Chief Executive of Wirral Partnership Homes, and this is my new blog - an online diary of the issues I address in my everyday work to improve WPH and help make our organisation excellent. In these pages I will share my thoughts and ideas on housing, community and the future of WPH.
I will update these pages every month, so that you can see what we have been up to lately and learn more information about our progress.
You can let me know what you think of this blog by emailing me at briansblog@wphomes.org.uk
Below are the latest items from the blog, if you'd like to see more please view the archives.
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January 03, 2012
2011 has been an eventful year and a demanding year for many of us in WPH. There were many positive achievements:
• at the start of the year we achieved 98% of all of our homes meeting the Decent Homes target set by government for the end of 2010
• we launched ...
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June 28, 2011
Welfare Benefits a hot topic I got back on Friday from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Conference in Harrogate. Following a packed few days of speeches, exhibitions and meetings, it’s clear that the burning issue for all housing professionals and tenants alike is welfare benefit reform. Transparency and ...
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January 28, 2011
Government Welfare Reform We’ve all seen the news, the Government is planning to make a lot of changes to Welfare Benefits. If you are a WPH tenant claiming benefits, these changes could mean that you will receive less money to help with your housing costs. If the changes go ahead, ...
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December 20, 2010
It’s that time of year again when we look forward to a busy Christmas / New Year but also take the opportunity to reflect on the achievements of the past year. It’s certainly been a busy year within WPH with many significant achievements. Just some of the highlights that immediately ...
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October 29, 2010
Last month I stated that things in the housing world are changing and changing fast! Well, October has certainly been no different. By far the biggest issue this month has been the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR).An analysis of the CSR has filled our TV screens ...
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