All You Want to Know about Welsh Social Housing Finance - Publication

Social Housing in Wales is provided by local authorities and housing associations and is going through a period of change. The Welsh Housing Quality Standard is being implemented, value for money and efficiencies are being sought, new homes are being developed in difficult financial circumstances and local authorities are considering the implications of stock transfers. The Welsh Assembly Government is considering self-financing for local authorities. Everyone is concerned about welfare reform. In this context, do you think that a working knowledge of social housing finance in Wales would put you and your colleagues in a position of advantage? This book considers social housing finance in the local authority and housing association sectors including the issues that are common to both and the issues that are specific to one side of the scetor. Whether you are in a Housing Association, Local Authority or the Welsh Assembly Government, whether you are a housing manager, tenant representative, elected member, board member or even a member of the housing finance team, you could benefit from reading this book. What the book covers:

• Income and Expenditure Accounts, Cash Flow Statements
• Local Authority Housing Revenue Account, Housing Subsidy and Self-Financing
• Rents and Service Charges
• Capital Programmes, Welsh Housing Quality Standard, Prudential Borrowing and Major Repairs Allowance
• Development - Private Loans, Social Housing Grant and other sources of funding
• Strategic Housing including Private Sector Renewal, Homelessness and Supporting People
• Housing Benefit including the changes introduced by the United Kingdom government
• Financial and regulatory framework, business and financial planning and thirty year forecasts, the efficiency agenda
• Community Mutual Housing Associations and the financing of stock transfer

This book is excellent value at £30 plus £3.25 postage and packing. It was published in 2013. To order a copy please click the 'add to basket' button below.

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