Legal & Policy Update for Members: March 2024
Our March 2024 update includes the following highlights: APPG Inquiry into Regeneration of Outdated Sheltered HousingMandatory Qualifications in the Housing SectorDigital Switchover & Digital EngagementNew Research …
Legal & Policy Update for Members: October 2023
Our August 2023 update includes the following highlights: APPG for Ageing and Older PeopleOlder People’s Housing TaskforceImpact of flooding on older peopleOlder people lose access to …
Legal & Policy Update for Members: August 2023
Our August 2023 update includes the following highlights: 1 million tenants in the private rented sector by 2033 will be over 65The State of Health and …
Legal & Policy Update for Members: September 2022
Our September legal & policy update adds to the information we provided last month regarding the energy price cap in relation to sheltered & retirement housing.
Legal & Policy Update for Members: August 2022
Our August legal & policy update looks at the recently announced extension to the Right to Buy (RTB) Scheme in England as well as the newly …
Legal & Policy Update for Members: May 2022
Our May 2022 legal & policy update looks at the forthcoming amendment to the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 / Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021. …
Legal & Policy Update for members: December 2021
In this regular feature we will keep you up to date with some of the key legal or policy developments or changes which impact on the …
Legal & Policy Update for Members: November 2021
In this regular feature we will keep you up to date with some of the key legal or policy developments or changes which impact on the …
Legal & Policy Update for Members: August 2021
Welcome to our new member benefit. In this regular feature we will keep you up to date with some of the key legal or policy developments …
‘Re-opening’ sheltered & retirement housing schemes as the pandemic eases
Sheltered and retirement housing staff are now starting to return to schemes as the pandemic eases, often on a phased or part-time basis, and communal lounges …
How to… Deal with Anti-Social Behaviour in Sheltered & Retirement Housing
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) can have a significant impact on both individuals and communities, as well as on housing providers for whom the costs can be considerable. …
Supporting Home Workers during the Coronavirus Outbreak
Measures adopted by our members to continue to provide a safe and effective service to older people and to protect staff include encouraging people to work …
Supporting Older People & Staff through Coronavirus (Covid-19)
It is an uncertain and worrying time for everyone including sheltered and retirement housing providers supporting older people and their own staff. The situation is continuously …
Erosh explores… Changes to TV licences
(Updated March 2020) Everybody, regardless of age, needs to be covered by a TV licence to (on any device and through any provider): ➢ Watch or record …
LGBT+ Older People and Sheltered & Retirement Housing
Evidence suggests that many LBGTQ+ people have faced years of discrimination which impacts on their expectations of housing, support and care as they age. Although they …
General Data Protection Regulation
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25 May 2018 and introduces new requirements for how organisations process personal data. The fundamental …
Fairer Care Funding – The Report of the Commission on Funding of Care and Support
Last year the Dilnot Report, Fairer Funding: The Report of the Commission on Funding of Care and Support was produced. This report highlighted the problems with …
Laying the Foundations: A Housing Strategy for England
This briefing summarises the key points and the implication for erosh members. Last year Government published its new housing strategy, Laying the Foundations: A Housing Strategy …
Social Care White Paper
On 11 July, the Government published its Social Care White Paper outlining plans to reform the adult social care system to make it fairer and less …
Welfare Reform
Housing Benefit and Welfare Reform is a complex, specialist area. This briefing aims to concisely highlight some of the key issues of interest to erosh members. …
Universal Credit Exempt Accommodation & Service Charges
This explains the type of accommodation and support services which are currently exempt from Universal Credit i.e. they continue to be eligible for subsidy through housing …
The impact of the 1% rent reduction
Clause 21 of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill stipulates that registered social housing providers must reduce rents by at least 1% a year over 4 …
Final Care Act Guidance – results of the consultation
Earlier this year we responded on your behalf to the consultation on the Draft Regulations and Guidance for Implementation of Part 1 of the Care Act 2014. You …
Care Act 2014 briefing and consultation
The Care Act received Royal Assent on 14 May 2014 and its provisions come into effect in April 2015. Government says that it will “make a difference …
What does the 2011 Census tell us about the ‘oldest old’ in England and Wales?
This briefing examines some of the key findings particularly relevant to those involved in the provision of housing and related support services for older people. On …