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Adaptations Consultation 2012: Enhancing Housing Stock Utilization

The Adaptations Working Group addresses demographic changes, independent living, and public spending pressures to optimize housing stock. Issues include complexity and increasing demand, with core principles focusing on prevention and fairness. Streamlining changes for better efficacy, the group explores options for change, including roles of local housing authorities and health and social care. Consultation open until June 27, 2012. For more information, visit the link below.

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Adaptations Consultation 2012: Enhancing Housing Stock Utilization

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  1. ADAPTATIONS: INVESTING IN CHANGE CONSULTATION EVENTS JUNE 2012 Adaptations Working Group

  2. CHANGING LANDSCAPE • Demographic change (ageing and disability) • Independent living • Prevention • Personalisation • Public spending pressures and responses = Need to make better use of housing stock: more effective delivery of adaptations Adaptations Working Group

  3. THE GROUP • Membership from housing, social care and representative groups for older people and disabled people/equality groups • Independent Chair • Sub group of Wider Planning for an Ageing Population • Interim report • Wider consultation • Final report Adaptations Working Group

  4. ISSUES • Complexity • Multiple delivery arrangements • Tenure differences • Local authority & Health Board differences • Boundaries • Housing/social care • Major /minor adaptations/equipment • Increasing demand • Housing supply Adaptations Working Group

  5. CORE PRINCIPLES • Control for the individual • Focus on prevention and enablement • Fairness, reliability and consistency in assessment • Fair access to financial and other support – anti-poverty • Understandable systems maximising ability to make choices Adaptations Working Group

  6. STREAMLINING CHANGES • Information and advice • Planning ahead • Self-help and self-referral • Design • Maintenance and replacement • Links to repairs • Recycling of adaptations • Procurement Adaptations Working Group

  7. OPTIONS FOR CHANGE • Organisation and funding? • Local housing authority • Health and social care • The individual seeking the adaptation Adaptations Working Group

  8. LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITY • Strategic responsibility with housing • Consistent framework across tenures • Options for ‘one stop shops’ BUT • Doesn’t ensure a holistic view across spectrum of care and support • Doesn’t tackle boundary with social care (minor adaptations and equipment) • Retains boundary (in most cases) between assessment (OTs) and delivery Adaptations Working Group

  9. HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE • Integration of adult health and social care • Part of overall system of care and support • Funding from integrated budgets • Could be organised via one stop shop BUT • Unlikely to achieve consistency in delivery arrangements • May channel people unnecessarily into social care system • Separation of responsibilities for housing adaptations and repairs Adaptations Working Group

  10. THE INDIVIDUAL • Places the individual at the centre of the process with control • Single system of eligibility and funding • Personal budgets, grants and loans BUT • Support would be required to help people navigate the process • Possible issues with maintenance and replacement of adaptations Adaptations Working Group

  11. CONSULTATION • Available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/Housing/access/ROOPH/ADWG • Closing date: 27 July 2012 Adaptations Working Group

  12. ANY QUESTIONS? Adaptations Working Group

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