Our publications focus on the latest policy topics and practical advice that you need to do your job. CIH members can access all our publication documents for free, please ensure you are logged into the website.

Free 07 Feb 2020

CIH submission to the chancellor's March 2020 Budget statement

CIH's submission calls on the chancellor to increase grant levels to fund homes at social rent, provide more help with housing costs, and invest in meeting housing support needs.

Free 05 Feb 2020

Mental health at work: commitment guide for the housing sector

This guide was launched by CIH President Aileen Evans as part of her presidential campaign Shine A Light.

Free 03 Feb 2020

Housing and the private rented sector in Scotland

The third in our series of briefings linked to the CIH Scotland Housing Festival 2020 focusses on the private rented sector in Scotland.

Free 03 Feb 2020

Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland’s Scottish Budget 2020-2021 priorities

This briefing sets out CIH Scotland's priorities for housing ahead of the draft budget announcement. It calls for MSPs to continue investing in affordable housing and address climate change.

Member only 31 Jan 2020

What you need to know about infrastructure commission for Scotland – phase one key findings report

This briefing outlines the key recommendations that relate to the housing sector from the Infrastructure Commission's key findings report for Phase One of the programme.

Free 24 Jan 2020

Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland's submission on PE1756

CIH Scotland recommends the committee considers what legislative steps are needed to fairly end joint tenancies as per the recommendation from the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group in 2018.

Free 23 Jan 2020

How to Make a Stand

Managing cases involving domestic abuse is a key part of delivering a high quality, customer focused housing management service.

This guide takes the Make A Stand pledge as its starting point and looks at the forms domestic abuse can take, how organisations can respond to domestic abuse and embed policies into service delivery. It also illustrates how organisations are delivering on the pledge points in a practical way.

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Member only 21 Jan 2020

Focus on influencing Scotland January 2020

The latest roundup of recent policy and influencing updates from CIH Scotland

Free 20 Jan 2020

Housing and Ageing

The second in our series of briefings linked to the CIH Scotland Housing Festival 2020 focusses on housing and ageing.

Member only 06 Jan 2020

What you need to know about the Rent Policy for Social Housing Rents 2020-2021

The independent panel reviewing affordable housing supply in Wales suggested a 5-year rent regime would provide certainty to organisations and tenants alike.

This would be underpinned by organisations doing more to evidence how their rent setting provided value for money and had been shaped with meaningful tenant engagement.

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Member only 06 Jan 2020

What you need to know about the Welsh Government's draft budget 2020-2021

The Welsh Government announced the detail of its draft budget on 16 December 2019, with additional monies for affordable housing and an increase in the financial settlement for local government.

Free 06 Jan 2020

Local authority new build programmes and lifting the HRA borrowing caps

This report assesses the impact of the lifting of the Housing Revenue Account borrowing caps and whether Treasury projections are likely to be met.

Member only 06 Jan 2020

Beth mae angen i chi ei wybod am y Polisi Rhent ar gyfer Rhenti Tai Cymdeithasol 2020-2021

Gwelir y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf ynglŷn â’r polisi rhent ar gyfer Rhenti Tai Cymdeithasol 2020-2021 yn cynnwys cefndir i'r trefniadau newydd a sut allan nhw effeithio tenantiaid a sefydliadau.

Member only 06 Jan 2020

Beth mae angen i chi ei wybod am Gyllideb ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2020-2021

Yn dilyn Llywodraeth Cymru yn cyflwyno eu cyllideb ddrafft ar gyfer 2020-21 gwelir y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf ar sut gall y gyllideb yma effeithio gwaith y sector tai.

Free 11 Dec 2019

Housing to 2040: Consultation workshop feedback

A summary of key themes emerging from CIH workshops on the Scottish Government's draft vision for Housing to 2040.