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West Dunbartonshire Council Housing News Spring 2021 THE QUARTERLY Tenant voices heard loud NEWSLETTER FOR TENANTS and clear in Your Rent, OF WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE Your Say consultation More tenants than ever before have voiced their opinion in the annual rent-setting survey. A total of 1344 tenants cast their vote on their preferred rent option – an increase in votes of 63% compared to last year. Despite not being able to have any face-to- face meetings, a virtual public discussion was held in November. Tenants then received information through the post on the three options to consider with Community Find out how Updated Tenant details about how each option would affect Budgeting - to have your say Participation rent charges. Tenants were asked to share get ready on how our Strategy to build their views by returning their vote in a pre-paid to vote! homes look on success P2 P3 P6 envelope or by voting online, via email or using text messaging. Online voting was far more popular this year with 64.8% of votes cast online compared to 19.3% last year. Peter Barry, Chief Officer of Housing, said: “We are delighted at the continued increase in tenants’ participation in this important consultation.” Diane Docherty, Convener of Housing and Communities, added: “I’m glad to see that so WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL • HOUSING NEWS • SPRING 2021 many more of our tenants were represented in such an important decision. Our tenant partici- pation team work hard to ensure tenants have 450 420 500 250 600 90 80 2000 as many opportunities to have their say as new roof insulated new heating new doors new electric bathroom kitchen smoke/re possible and I would like to thank everybody coverings render systems & windows showers renewals renewals detector who submitted their thoughts, as they have really shaped the overall decision. 400 new build houses 54.9% 1.5% INCREASE 1.9% INCREASE, PLUS 31.8% 1 WEEK RENT CREDIT 13.3% 2.2% INCREASE 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Don’t struggle alone COUNCIL TO DECIDE ON Tenants who are struggling with rent pay- ments as a result of the Covid-19 pan- demic or for any other reason are being encouraged to get in touch. RECORD LEVELS OF The rent collection team can offer a range of support and advice to assist during this chal- lenging time and beyond. INVESTMENT SUPPORTED They continue to offer to help tenants who have been affected by loss of income, unem- ployment and redundancy by assisting with ap- BY LOWEST RENT plications to the Department for Work and Pensions Universal Credit system and referrals to the Council’s Working4U service for employ- INCREASE POSSIBLE ability and financial support. If any tenant is in financial hardship and in Record levels of investment in council In addition, it is expected that more than 400 new council receipt of Housing Benefit or Universal Credit housing stock is at the centre of spending homes will be delivered as part of the wider investment with a shortfall between this and the weekly plans to be presented by West Dunbarton- programme over the next 4 years. rent charge, they can apply for assistance via shire Council in early March. Councillor Diane Docherty, Housing and Communities the Discretionary Hardship Payment Fund. If approved at the meeting on March 3rd Convener, said: “We recognise that affordability is an Rthe Housing Capital Investment Programme important issue for many tenants, now more so than ever, 2021/26 will see £170million being invested in maintain- so I’m delighted that we are proposing to proceed with HELP US ing and improving all council homes across the area and their preferred option and introduce the lowest rent increase possible. HELP U continuing to build the best new homes in the country. with... The investment is part of the plans that can be delivered for tenants, after they voted for a rent increase of 1.5% in We are committed to delivering a recent consultation, the lowest of the three available RENT options - and work will begin on a range of improvements the highest possible standards to enhance existing Council properties. in our homes for our communities” This will include within the first year of the investment To apply online, visit: programme: 500 new central heating systems; 450 new “We are committed to delivering the highest possible www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/dhp roof coverings; 250 window/door renewals; 80 kitchen standards in our homes for our communities, giving people and to get further information. renewals; 90 bathroom renewals; 600 electric shower quality homes to live in. This record level of investment To contact the team, please call installations; 2000 smoke/fire detector installations and will ensure we can continue to provide some of the best 420 homes receiving external insulated rendering. homes in Scotland. 01389 737788 P2 COMMUNITY BUDGETING - GET READY TO VOTE! Tenants and residents are being urged to Any tenant wishing to vote for a project will require an Empowering communities get ready to vote in the latest round of the email address in order to sign up to the site. Guides on how in West Dunbartonshire Community Budgeting programme. to create an email address, kindly supplied by Bellsmyre More than 60 projects applied for money from Digital, can be found under the “How to Vote” section of The role of community councils is set the fund, which was set up to empower local the website. A step-by-step guide on how to sign up to the to be reviewed as part of the Council’s T communities to make lasting improvements in site can also be found here. Community Empowerment Strategy. their area. West Dunbartonshire residents will now decide Councillor Diane Docherty, Convener of Housing and The review of the Scheme of Establishment through a voting process which groups, organisations and Communities, said: “The Community Budgeting programme for Community Councils will give local people ideas should receive funding. has helped numerous projects in the past and enabled an opportunity to have their say on how they Voting will take place from March 22 until April 1 using them to deliver vital initiatives that have made a real operate. the online voting platform Consul which can be visited at: difference in communities. We want to encourage as many This key piece of work follows the creation http://wdn.communitychoices.scot. people as possible to vote for their favourite project and of the Community Empowerment Strategy therefore ask that residents help this process by encourag- in late 2019. ing as many of their friends, family and group members to The aim of the strategy is to empower and We want to encourage as many become ‘vote ready’ by signing up to the website.” support local communities to bring about change in their area by working in partner- “ people as possible to vote for their favourite project... Email guides and further support are available ship with them. from the Communities Team. Please contact: The roll out of the strategy was delayed due and ask that residents become [email protected] or to the impact of Covid-19, but work is now well ‘vote ready’ by signing up to the website” 07876 005455 underway to deliver on its ambitions. We hope that we can build “on this to make community empowerment a reality for all local citizens” Councillor Diane Docherty, Convener of Housing and Communities, said: “The response to the pandemic from local communities who helped themselves and each other through such a challenging year has shown the true essence of what the strategy is aiming to achieve and we hope that we can all build on this moving forward to make community empowerment a reality for all local citizens.” For more information please contact [email protected] Community Capacity Building Support Do you have an idea for a project that you need support to get off the ground? Are you a member of a community group that needs some help to get organised and achieve your goals? The Communities Team can offer that help. We can provide: • Help with group governance and group development • Committee skills training • Advice and practical help on how to engage and consult with your members and/or your community Covid vaccines are free a vaccination after bank details are received • Help to apply for suitable funding to take payment. • A place to hold virtual meetings Tenants are being warned to be aware of The NHS provides Covid-19 vaccinations free scammers who are targeting vulnerable of charge and will never ask for payment or for If you would like to find out more contact: people about Covid-19 vaccinations. bank details. We have been made aware of text messages [email protected] and social media messages being circulated Report scams anonymously at: or call 07795 540160 which claim to be from the NHS and offer covidfraudhotline.org or call 0800 587 5030 P3 Councillor Docherty Convener of Housing & Communities A hope for togetherness Welcome to the Spring edition of Housing News. As the year anniversary of Scotland’s first lockdown approached, I couldn’t help but feel a bit disillusioned, and I’m sure many of you felt the same. It has been a particularly challenging 12 months for most of us, as our lives changed NEW DEVELOPMENT SITES seemingly overnight thanks to this deadly virus. But as spring arrives, and the vaccine roll ARE BACK ON TRACK out gathers pace, I am beginning to feel The Council’s five new home development At Dumbarton Harbour, pictured above, 45 new homes in hopeful.
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