Board Meetings
The Hackney Homes Board consists of six elected resident representatives, five appointed independent board members and five Councillors nominated by Hackney Council.
The Board meets regularly and all meetings are open to the public and include a section where written questions from tenants and leaseholders can be answered.
Next Board Meeting
Public Q and As
Future Meeting Dates
Previous meetings and board reports
Board meeting guidelines
Declaration of interests
Public Q and As
Future Meeting Dates
Previous meetings and board reports
Board meeting guidelines
Declaration of interests
The next Hackney Homes Board meeting will be held:
Date: 8 December 2008
Time: 6:30pm - 9:15pm
Venue: Chief Executive’s Conference Room, 1st Floor, Christopher Addison House, 72 Wilton Way, Hackney E8 1BJ.
Time: 6:30pm - 9:15pm
Venue: Chief Executive’s Conference Room, 1st Floor, Christopher Addison House, 72 Wilton Way, Hackney E8 1BJ.
Question from Mr Cato to Hackney Homes Board (meeting 8 September 2008)
Question: There is a shortfall of £10,000 written off rent. How does that affect Hackney Homes?
Answer: A relatively small provision of ‘Write Offs’ are formally included within Council’s accounts each year. This is set according to best practice and accounting principles and will be contained within the Housing Revenue Account as a provision for bad debt.
We set our budgets for services according to the Housing Revenue Account and therefore any write off will not have a direct impact on that year’s service. Where possible, we minimise the amount of debt to be written off through effective rent payment and collection facilities which help every resident to be able to pay their rent and service charge every year.
Our performance management looks at ways of ensuring debts are not increasing and that individuals are informed and supported for access to benefits and advice at every opportunity. This will help individuals to sustain their tenancies and homes, and in turn allow for optimised levels for rent and service charge to be collected.
Question from North and South Defoe TRA to Hackney Homes Board (meeting 18 August 2008)
Question: In regards to DECANT status, can the TRA have some clarity in regards to its affects when bidding through the Choice Based Letting scheme?
Answer: When a tenant is given decant status; they are placed in the Urgent Band, the second highest priority band. Only about 20 applicants per year get higher priority.
Tenants on an estate with Decant status have higher priority than any applicants in the urgent band for any voids on that estate eg if there is a multi-phase regeneration programme.
The tenants would be in the Urgent Band for any void advertised in the Choice Based Letting newsletter. Like all other applicants in the Urgent Band they would be ranked in the date order which they received Urgent Band status. Those in the highest need who bid are given first choice.
Applicants bid for a preferred home from amongst vacant ones advertised each week.
Question from Mr Cato to Hackney Homes Board (meeting 18 August 2008)
Question: How do Hackney Homes select tenants for homes in the Hackney area?
Answer: Hackney Council assesses the housing needs of housing register applicants and tenants seeking a transfer according to the published lettings policy. Under it applicants are put in five bands ranked according to the date they are given that band status.
Applicants bid for a preferred home from amongst vacant ones advertised each week.
Those in the highest need who bid are given first choice.
The future Board meeting dates planned are:
- 12 January 2009
- 8 February 2009
- 9 March 2009
- 20 April 2009
- 18 May 2009
Please note that agendas, minutes and all related documents can all be found in the one downloadable document.
Monday 10 November 2008
Monday 20 October 2008
Additional Items
- Item 8 Report: Business Critical Performance Summary
- Item 8 Appendix: Business Critical Performance Summary
- Item 9 Appendix: Budget
- Item 10 Appendix Anti-Poverty Strategy
- Item 14 Appendix 1
- Item 14 Appendix 2
- Item 17 Appendix 1
- Item 17 Appendix 2
Monday 8 September 2008
Notice of 3rd AGM Meeting
Additional Items
Monday 23 June 2008
Monday 19 May 2008
Additional Items
Monday 17 March 2008
Additional Items
- Item 7: Hackney Homes Performance summary
- Item 12: Revised Compact
- Item 15: Copy of Delivery Plan
- Item 15: Decent Homes forecast
- Item 16: Decent Homes KPIs
Letter submitted from Mr Terry Reynolds and Hackney Homes response
Monday 21st January 2008
Board Agenda and Papers for 21 January 2008 (opens in a new window)Additional Items
- Item 6: Performance snapshot
- Item 7: Aids and Adaptations
- Item 11: KPIs
- Item 11 Appendix 2: Decent Homes forecast charts
If you are interested in Board papers from 2007 and 2006, please visit the Board archives.
Residents are welcome to attend Hackney Homes Board meetings. These meetings are a little different to regular residents meetings and below are some guidelines for residents to follow should they wish to attend, ask a question or address the Board meeting.
Board meeting guidelines (opens in a new window)
Board meeting guidelines (opens in a new window)A Hackney Homes Board Member Register of Interests can be reviewed, at the Governance Department Office, Christopher Addison House, 72 Wilton Way, Hackney, London, E8 1JB, during office hours Monday to Friday 10.00am – 4.00pm.
If you have any queries about our board meetings you can phone the Governance team on 020 8356 3432 or email governance.team@Hackneyhomes.org.uk