VODG Housing Professional Network Meeting March 2024

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We are pleased to inform you that the upcoming VODG Housing professional network meeting, available to you through your VODG membership, is now open for registration. The meeting will take place online, 11 March 2024, from 10.00 to 12.00.

During the meeting, we will have the pleasure of hearing from Darrell Smith, who works at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. He will discuss the new supported housing strategy and how housing benefits affect those in supported housing.

Following that, Annette Stevens, Director of Housing and Operations at RWP, will discuss how the regulatory framework for tenant consultation applies to those living in supported housing.

10.00	VODG Welcome and Housekeeping	Kerry Hamilton, Head of Membership and Operations at VODG
10.05	Introductions and overview of the programme	VODG co-chairs
10.15	New supported housing strategy discussions and Q&A	Darrell Smith, Supported Housing Bill Lead at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Social Housing Directorate
10.45	Housing benefit and how it affects those living in supported housing discussion and Q&A	Darrell Smith, Supported Housing Bill Lead at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Social Housing Directorate
11.15	Regulatory framework for tenant consultation discussion and Q&A	Annette Stevens, Director of Housing and Operations at RWP
11.45	Topics for future meetings	VODG co-chairs
11.55	Final Roundup	Kerry Hamilton, Head of Membership and Operations at VODG
12.00	End

Accessibility

Please note, should you have any accessibility requirements, we will do our best to make necessary arrangements to support you; however, we may require up to four weeks notice, so please list your requirements on the booking form. Closed captions are used as standard in online meetings. If you have any concerns, please email [email protected].

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