Wirral Partnership Homes

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

I thought I’d get a bit “heavy” (but topical) this month and talk about how the Government is going to control housing associations like WPH in the future.

Firstly, the Communities and Local Government Secretary, Eric Pickles, has announced he will be disbanding the Audit Commission.  The ...

Our mission is to be recognised as excellent and provide affordable homes people want and be an employer of choice.

Fulfilling this mission means striking a balance between services, and the ‘bricks and mortar’ side of things.

Striking a balance

We have started a self assessment against the Tenant Services Authority's Standards.  We ...

Sorry it’s taken me a little while to get round to this month’s entry, and to get into the swing of things with the blog. 

I am still fairly new to the idea of social and interactive media – so I hope that you can bear with me.  I think ...

Welcome to my latest blog which coincides with WPH’s fifth birthday!

In the past five years, WPH has invested a lot into homes to bring them up to the Decent Homes standard.  We now need to start planning for the future.

The key areas we will be considering this year ...