Positive about participation?- then get informed, get Involved!

Positive about participation?- then get informed, get involved! is the Welsh Tenants Federation project in partnership with the Inform 2 Involve initiative and Merthyr County Borough Council. The project aims to raise awareness of the need to get informed and involved in the housing led regeneration debate and offer support to tenants across Merthyr Tydfil to do so.

It has been widely acknowledged that Housing in Wales is facing the biggest change in 30 years. Tenants need to be a part of that debate, they need to ensure that what they want is delivered in any proposals that are offered. Merthyr Tydfil CBC will require more than 219 million to meet the commitments of its 30 year housing business plan with current and projected resources missing the Welsh Housing Quality Standard, which must be achieved by 2012. As a result, the option to transfer the stock has been proposed. Merthyr CBC and a panel of tenants have chosen Tact @ Dome to act as the independent tenants advisor to convey to tenants the options available to them.

In addition, the i2i team which aims to provide support to landlords to meet the welsh housing quality standard across the heads of the valleys area have produced a number of information booklets titled 'what tenants want' to assist tenants to make comparisons and ensure that they get the right answers to the critical questions they need to know.

The Welsh Tenants Federation aims to offer support to individuals who wish to get involved not just for the short term but for the long term, irrespective of whether tenants vote for, or against the transfer proposals. We ask the question - Are you positive about participation? If you are, then you need to get informed and get involved.

If you are positive about participation or wish to receive further information then contact Steve Clarke on 01685 723922 or email steve@welshtenantsfed.org.uk