Speeches

John Healey – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Healey on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 16 February 2016 to Question 26142, if he will publish the names of the successful bidders to become trusted partner pilots for the purposes of universal credit alternative payment arrangements.

Damian Hinds

The landlords selected give a representative sample and consist of stock owning Local Authorities, Arm’s length managed organisations (ALMOs) and Housing Associations.

The six Housing Associations below form the original proof of concept landlords who have continued to pilot Trusted Partner since it began in March 2015.

  • Magenta Living
  • First Choice Homes Oldham
  • Places for People
  • Community Gateway
  • Your Housing Group
  • New Charter

The individual landlords below form the second phase of the Trusted Partner Pilot:

  • A2Dominion Group
  • Aster Group
  • Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils
  • Catalyst Housing Ltd
  • Eildon Housing Association
  • Highland Council
  • Home Group Ltd
  • Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing
  • London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
  • NPT Homes
  • Riverside
  • Sanctuary Housing Association Ltd
  • Shoreline Housing
  • Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing
  • Southampton City Council
  • Together Housing Group
  • Wheatley Housing Group
  • Your Homes Newcastle
  • Cardiff consortium

This is a group of social landlords piloting a collaborative working approach where they are building on an existing partnership working approach towards housing in Cardiff. The members of the group are:

  • Cardiff Council
  • Wales & West Housing Association
  • United Welsh Housing Association
  • Linc Cymru
  • Cardiff Community Housing Association
  • Hafod Housing Association
  • Taff Housing Association
  • Cadwyn Housing Association