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| About us | How to join | Vacancies | LinksSunday 6 July 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
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This guide is unique in bringing together for the first time the full range of services offered by Sitra. The housing with care and support sector is undergoing a period of change, and Sitra recognises that there are distinct policy streams impacting on members of the sector. In order to provide an alternate pathway to accessing Sitra services we have broken down our services into relevant policy directions. The five key areas we have looked at are:
- Localisation and Regionalisation – Supporting People in the Local Community
- Personalisation – Increasing service user choice
- Commissioning, Procurement and Partnership
- Laws and Regulations
- Managing and Delivering Quality Services
Click here to download our Services Guide
The introduction of the Supporting People programme in 2003 brought about many changes to the landscape of supported housing. Support now can be provided for service users in a variety of accommodation settings including owner occupation, private rented as well as social housing. Click here to read more…
Support Benchmarking Seminars - July 2008Sitra, HouseMark and the National Housing Federation have been running the only national benchmarking service for Supporting People providers since 2005. Due to the continuing demand from providers and positive feedback about its success, we are offering this service for a fourth year in 2008. |
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Stronger third sector involvement in delivering the Government's radical welfare to work reforms is called for as a new 'third sector' taskforce is announced by James Purnell, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Stephen Bubb Chief Executive of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations today. Click here to read more…
NJC Car Allowances effective from 1 April 2008 can be downloaded by clicking here.
Click here to download read this response
CLG announce a new drive to 'buddy up' young people with positive role models to help prevent youth homelessness. Read more…
Livability have launched a campaign to improve disabled young peoples opportunities and choices as they move from childhood to adulthood. The campaign follows their report Freedom to Live which identified that 40% of disabled young people aged 16 – 24 live in accommodation that does not meet their needs.
The vast majority of disabled young people have little or no choice over where they live, who they live with and how they spend their time. They are denied the freedom to live their life.
Report and campaign available from www.livability.org.uk
10The unions have submitted a claim for 6% or 50 pence per hour, whichever is the greater. A response from the employers is expected in the coming weeks. Please check back for updates.
| "Supported Housing and the Law"Author: Sue Baxter and Helen Carr |
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