Publications
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.
What you need to know about 'right to rent' in Scotland
CIH Scotland has published a 'what you need to know' briefing for members on the 'right to rent' in Scotland.
Shared ownership
Almost two years on from CIH and Orbit's first report into shared ownership, what is the current picture for the tenure and are we on the way to making it the fourth mainstream tenure?
Dementia Pathways: Housing's role
This research focuses on improving the links between housing organisations and partners in health, social care and the third sector
A specific emphasis on the role of the housing professional in meeting the needs of those living with dementia. It is hoped that the outcomes of this study will enable an improved understanding of housing’s role in dementia care, by setting out clearly the contribution that housing staff and services can make.
Managing and delivering Gypsy and Traveller sites: negotiating conflict
Lack of capacity in the provision of Gypsy and Traveller sites contributes to issues of disconnect from the broader community, poorer education outcomes for Gypsy and Traveller children
Compendiwm Arfer Da Cymraeg 2016 (Cymraeg)
Darllenwch 32 o brosiectau llawn, gan gynnwys manylion cyswllt ar gyfer arweinwyr prosiect ac esboniadau o sut y cyflawnwyd y canlyniadau a'r cyflawniadau.
Welsh Good Practice Compendium 2016 (English)
Read through 32 full projects, including contact details for project leads and explanations of how the outcomes and achievements were attained.
How to develop homelessness prevention solutions
The Homelessness Reduction Bill will require English local authorities to provide a homelessness service to anyone who needs it, irrespective of their priority status under the current framework.
The briefing gives details on why homelessness prevention work is important, what housing organisations are currently doing, working with the private rented sector, and early intervention strategies. These sections are illustrated with several practical examples.
Author: NPSS and CIH
What you need to know about new regulations on allocations and homelessness
The allocation of housing and homelessness eligibility, England Amendment Regulations 2016 came into effect on 30 October 2016.
The new rules sort out the anomaly highlighted in court cases about those with leave to remain granted under Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules who are not subject to a ‘no recourse to public funds’ condition.
What you need to know about the PRS tenancy consultation
The Private Housing (Scotland) Act 2016 will introduce a new tenancy regime for private rented and mid market rent homes from December 2017.
The Scottish Government is consulting on secondary legislation to introduce a new model tenancy and other prescribed documents such as notices for possession and rent increases. This member briefing sets out what is covered in the consultation and how members can feed into the CIH Scotland response.
What you need to know about the lower overall benefit cap
As part of the 2015 summer budget the government announced the benefit cap, introduced in 2013, would be lowered on 7 November 2016.
This briefing summarises the most important information about the new, lower overall benefit cap, who it will apply to, and what its likely impact will be.
How to support hate crime victims
This publication focuses on ways that housing providers respond to hate crimes once they have occurred and intervention in neighbourhoods and estates to reduce crime and improve community relations.
This publication focuses on ways that housing providers respond to hate crimes once they have occurred and intervention in neighbourhoods and estates to reduce crime and improve community relations.
How to adapt your approach to rent collection for universal credit
This guide is intended to provide an overview of emerging good practice, to help inform how you respond to universal credit in your organisation.
How to enhance temporary accommodation provision
This brief outlines the wider policy context, considers the different models of providing TA.
It also provides some case study examples to demonstrate how others have been able to successfully provide more cost effective and suitable TA in their areas.
What you need to know about Brexit and how it might affect migration
The Brexit vote has already led to speculation that there will be more controls over immigration and on migrants’ eligibility for services such as welfare benefits and social housing.
Nothing will change in the short term and timescales are not yet known, but here we sketch out some of the key issues about housing need and eligibility for housing which will have to be addressed.
The case for boosting the supply of sub market housing
This briefing paper sets out the case for reconfiguring current government housing programmes which are dependant on an uncertain homeownership market to boost the supply of sub market housing.
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