Please note the following dates and deadlines for submitting SPBM benchmarking data. : Q2 (April – September 2018 data) Period end 30 September Data entry deadline Friday 16 November 2018 Q4 (April 2018 – March 2019 data) Period end 31 March 2019 Data entry deadline Friday 17 May 2019 Sector Scorecard The Sector Scorecard data …..Read the full article »
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VFM just got personal – setting corporate targets
It’s easy to lose sight of the challenge embedded in the new approach to VFM. No self-assessment to sweat over and a set of regulatory metrics that the sector finds uncontentious because housing associations pretty much dreamt them up as part of the Sector Scorecard. So where’s the catch? It’s all to do with the …..Read the full article »
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How does it fit together? Benchmarking, VFM and Sector Scorecard.
This briefing seeks to explain the connection between VFM measurement, Benchmarking and the Sector Scorecard so that Acuity SPBM members can better understand their position and respond. It considers: how we got here the Regulator of Social Housing’s (RSH) new regulatory metrics the Sector Scorecard timetable for collecting and reporting the Scorecard data including the …..Read the full article »
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Regulator publishes new approach to VFM
The new approach to Value For Money (VFM) commences in less than three weeks – but the good news is that little has changed from the consultation document so there are no major surprises. The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH, previously HCA) has just published its finalised approach to VFM, which will be operative from …..Read the full article »
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Sector Scorecard: what we’ve learnt
Steve Smedley analyses what the Sector Scorecard tells us about the efficiency of smaller Housing Associations and their contribution to the supply of new homes. A lot has been riding on the development of the sector scorecard. A sector which has been under increasing governmental and regulatory scrutiny to demonstrate VFM whilst contending with an …..Read the full article »
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VFM consultation: what you need to know
By now you will have clocked that the HCA’s long-awaited consultation on the Value for Money standard was published last week and that VFM is even more important than the last time it was even more important. The basic principles remain the same: VFM is about maximising organisational objectives by having a comprehensive and strategic …..Read the full article »
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SPBM Benchmarking 2017 – 2018 Calendar
Please note the following dates: Q1 (April – June 2017 data) Period end 30 June Data entry deadline Friday 25 August 2017 Q2 (April – September 2017 data) Period end 30 September Data entry deadline Friday 10 November 2017 Q3 (April – December 2017 data) Period end 31 December Data entry deadline Friday 9 February …..Read the full article »
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The only thing I’m sure about is uncertainty
The social housing sector is at a crossroads with the lights stuck on red, thanks to a series of unfortunate, and now tragic, events. We started with a government gleefully declaring war on red tape, culling regulators and regulation and simultaneously dismantling public services and the welfare state, including social housing. They pursued, with religious …..Read the full article »
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What to look forward to this Spring?
There’s no avoiding the issue of value for money this year, as the regulator’s consultation on the standard is coloured by the Government’s drive to make associations more efficient and increase housing supply. While we’re all waiting for the Homes and Communities Agency to release its consultation paper in late spring, it’s worth being aware of …..Read the full article »
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Christmas past, present and future: a seasonal analysis
Part 2: I’m dreaming of a White Paper: In Part 1 we covered the view from the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Present. So looking ahead, what can we expect from the most feared of spectres: The Housing White Paper, decoupled from the Autumn Statement, but hopefully strengthening the fair winds for associations, is expected …..Read the full article »
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