Housing Rights launch Spring training programme

Housing Rights varied spring training programme covers key areas that aim to make your job easier.

An overview of changes to Support for Mortgage Interest-April 14 12.30-2.00pm

Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) is available to people in receipt of certain income based benefits. On the 1st April the waiting time for new claimants to access this help will increase from 13 weeks to 39 weeks.  This is first of a number of changes that have the potential to impact homeowners in mortgage difficulty.

This session will brief you on the changes and their potential impact your clients.

Costs from £35-£50

Sustaining tenancies - Keeping clients in their home-April 21 10.00am-4.00pm

With limited new builds, long waiting lists for social housing, and more people than ever renting privately, keeping people in the place they call home is vitally important.  This session looks at practical solutions to key issues that can impact peoples’ ability to stay in and enjoy their homes.

It will consider things like:

    Paying for the home and managing arrears
    How to deal with antisocial behaviour
    Issues around abandonment
    Tackling disrepair
    Making homes suitable if circumstances change

Costs from £72-£165

The impact of welfare reform on NI housing-April 28 12.30-2.00pm

Welfare Reform is now being implemented across Northern Ireland. This 1 hour session will focus solely on the housing implications of Welfare Reform and its potential impact. We will consider key areas such as:

    Housing Benefit’s transfer into Universal Credit
    Service charges and implications for supported housing
    Key mitigations, including the “Bedroom Tax” and the benefit cap

Costs from £35-£50

Housing Advice Training Programme-4th-15th May 10.00am-4.00pm

Our best selling Housing Advice Training Programme is the must have foundational course for those working in housing.  The course will be held over a four week period.

The four day format will concentrate on key themes that will enable participants to obtain a qualification which enhances the skills and knowledge necessary to provide comprehensive housing advice.

Costs from £240-£555

More information on all the courses can be found at www.housingrights.org.uk

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