10.30am agm welcome address michael gelling obe chair of taroe taroe agm 2012

10.30amAGM Welcome Address

Michael Gelling OBEChair of TAROE

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FIREPHONES

TOILETSPHOTOS

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Thank youDACP

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Thank you

Derby Homes

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Opening remarks by Chair

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Welfare reform and Housing Legislation Changes

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Biggest changes to Welfare of the poor, disadvantaged and venerable since the abolition of the Poor Law by the National Assistance Act 1948

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Direct payments through a national computer system

History of getting this wrong

Child Support AgencyNational Health Service

Air Traffic Control

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Cuts in benefits

Withdrawal of local access points

Necessity of having to have a bank account

Necessity to be able to use a computer

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Payments one month in arrears

Placing people in debt on day one

No appreciation of where people are now

Existing arrearsExisting debt

Existing weekly commitmentsTomorrows crisis

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WHO WILL PICK UP THE PIECES?

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The voluntary, community and none for profit sector is being asked to do more for less and no light at the end of the

tunnel

Is this their role?

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Bedroom Tax

1 spare room £14.00 per week

52 weeks = £728.00 per year

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Additionality(paying for none housing management

functions)

Survey Results from our February Conference

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1. 77% of tenants do not know this happens

2. 65% say they are not involve in such expenditure

3. 96% of tenants say more openness and transparency is needed

4. 91% say should not happen without their consent

5. 98% say that TAROE should campaign on this issue

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We believe that between 0% to 15% of rent is used on additionality

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Up to two months rent

£700

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Shouldn’t landlords be trying to sustain tenancies before committing rental

income to other agency responsibilities

?

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Shouldn’t landlords be reducing the rent or at least redirecting income to

sustain a tenancy and an income stream

Have they lost their way?

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An eviction through no fault of the tenant is a landlord failure

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Housing Associations have reservesthis is prudent

but in some cases reserves amount to £400 a

dwelling!!!!

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What should our next step be?

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4 National Tenant Organisation have developed Tenant Panels paper which promotes tenant

scrutiny

Options for Accountability

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Let us also remember that tenants have the right to and can openly challenge their landlords under this

new scrutiny role

Tenants rents can only be spent on tenant management activities

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What do we do for you our membership to get these

messages across ?

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Attend

ConferencesSeminars

Workshops

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Have regular meetings with

Department for Communities and Local GovernmentHomes and Community AgencyChartered Institute of Housing

National Federation of Housing Associations

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Explain our position to our partners

National Tenant OrganisationsHouseMark

MearsInside Housing

Friends of TAROEand many more stakeholders

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Be assured that we will endeavour to represent your views as best we can in as many places as we

have the opportunity of attending

We are here to help and represent you

Help us to make our future something to look forward to

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Thank you

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News about

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Limited Liability Partnership

Mears and TAROE

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23 Employees

Still working toward viability

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61% are tenants

91% from unemployment

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Developing an income stream

for

TAROE

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Thank you

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Apologies

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A minutes silence for colleagues passed

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Election of Tellers

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Minutes of 2011 AGM

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Chairs Report

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Vice Chairs Report

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Company Secretary’s Report

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Treasurers Report and receiving the Companies Accounts

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Election Process

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a. Recruitment Report

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b. Presentations from Candidates

John TownendBarnsley

ELECTIONS ONTO THE TAROE BOARD 2012

ELECTIONS ONTO THE TAROE BOARD 2012

Clive HartleyRotherham

ELECTIONS ONTO THE TAROE BOARD 2012

Mike WestonLeeds

ELECTIONS ONTO THE TAROE BOARD 2012

David StanistreetSuffolk

ELECTIONS ONTO THE TAROE BOARD 2012

c. Election

ELECTIONS ONTO THE TAROE BOARD 2012

Comfort Break

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Results of elections

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Vote of thanks

Conclusions

Closing remarks

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Close of AGM

and

lunch

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At the close of the meeting a Board meeting will be held

to invite the elected candidates to join the Board