Join your local TRA
Do you want to make a difference and get more involved in your community?
Come along to a TRA meeting in your local area. These meetings give you the opportunity to provide your comments and suggestions about housing services in your neighbourhood.
Upcoming TRA Meetings
Registered TRAs in Hackney
Apply for a Special Projects fund
Hackney Tenants Levy Steering Group
Registered TRAs in Hackney
Apply for a Special Projects fund
Hackney Tenants Levy Steering Group
Meeting dates: January 2009
Warburton and Darcy: 2 January
St Mary’s Estate: 6 January
Fawcett: 14 January
Banister House: 14 January
Boscobel: 15 January
Webb: 21 January
East Reservoir: 22 January
St Mary’s Estate: 6 January
Fawcett: 14 January
Banister House: 14 January
Boscobel: 15 January
Webb: 21 January
East Reservoir: 22 January
To check times and venues, please call the Resident Participation team on 020 8356 7845.
Please note that dates, times and venues are subject to change. Please call the Resident Participation team on 020 8356 7845 for confirmation.
Tenants’ and Residents’ Associations in Hackney now have access to extra funding made available from the Tenants Levy Fund.
What is the Special Projects fund and how did it come about?
The Tenants Levy Special Projects fund is available and accessible to all Hackney Council registered TAs/TRAs. Due to recent improved levels of rent collection, the Tenants Levy Fund has grown significantly and resulted in a surplus. In short, it’s extra local level funding for Hackney Homes residents.
How can TAs/TRAs apply for the special projects fund?
TAs/TRAs can now apply for a Special Projects grant to pay for local initiatives. Representatives are invited to come up with a project proposal that can bring people together and benefit the community.
How can the extra money be spent by TAs/TRAs?
Examples include: social events, fun days and entertainment, local history and learning projects, training courses, cultural and sporting initiatives, promotion of arts and crafts, allotment or gardening, developing skills for young people, events to bring young and old together, celebrations of diversity…the list goes on.
Residents should work with their TAs/TRAs and make their projects a reality!
Recent applications
Recent applications have included:
- an away day for youth from Regents Estate;
- a launch party and BBQ for a newly refurbished communal garden at Acton Estate;
- a fun day at Harman Estate to celebrate the rich cultural diversity of the area;
- an art and architecture workshop called ‘Drawing the City’ at Shrubland Estate. This project explored the links between architecture and the community by spending time identifying specific buildings/public spaces and drawing sketches on wood panels and other surfaces.
Who to contact
For application forms or to find out more, please contact your local TRA or phone the Resident Participation team on 020 8356 7845.
The Hackney Tenants Levy continues to be a popular way to fund tenant groups in Hackney and remains a vital life-line for some tenant groups who, without the Levy’s financial backing, may not have survived.
The Tenants Levy Steering Group consists of two representatives and deputies from each neighbourhood making a total of 20 members, including the Chair and Vice Chair who have the right to vote.
