Do you want to influence national policies that affect social housing tenants? Then why not think about applying to be on the new National Tenant Council?
The National Tenant Voice will enable tenants to influence national policy by engaging with the Government and other bodies (including the new social housing regulator – the Tenant Services Authority). It will be accountable to tenants, and aims to be inspirational and dynamic, reflecting the views of tenants sought through consultation and research. It will celebrate the diversity of tenants and communities.
The aim is for the National Tenant Council to reflect the diversity of social housing tenants. It will have on it tenants from local authorities, housing associations, housing co-ops, tenants managed by Arms Length Management Organisations and Tenant Management Organisations, and leaseholders of social landlords. To be really effective it will need to have on it tenants of different ages, tenants from all parts of England, and tenants from a range of different ethnic backgrounds.
At the heart of National Tenant Voice will be a National Tenant Council of fifty tenants that will meet to debate and discuss key housing policy issues. Twenty-four of the tenants on the National Tenant council will be nominated by existing tenants' organisations. The remaining twenty-six will be recruited. The link below tells you how you can apply for one of these twenty-six places.
Council recruitment was launched on Tuesday 8 September. Tenants are able to get information online at www.hays.com/jobs/ntv and can get further information and/or support in completing an application on the freephone number 0800 917 7396. The timescales are short as the campaign closes on the 16 October.
