Stafford and Rural Homes

There are a range of ways in which you can get involved and it’s not just a chance to tackle any housing issues. Getting involved with shaping and monitoring services provided by Stafford and Rural Homes can help with opportunities to develop general social activities, including those targeted to engage youngsters or older people in the community.   Click to see our Tenant Participation and Consultation Policy.

This “menu” of involvement options includes:

Tenant Board Membership
    
The Board is made up of five Council-nominated members, five independent people selected by the Board, and five tenants.

Tenant Board members can be tenants, licencees or members of their households. Leaseholders can only stand as Independent Board members.

Click to see the results of the 2007 Tenant Board Member elections which were announced at our Annual General Meeting on 22 November 2007.

Click to see the Protocol for the Election of Tenant Board Members 
   
The Stafford and Rural Homes User Groups
    
There are several groups consisting of representatives of all key stakeholders in the services provided by Stafford and Rural Homes, including the Access and Customer Care Group, The Quality and Design Forum and the Improvement Programme Partnerships.  These groups help to ensure that all parties work in partnership to develop services in an inclusive and complete way.

Click to find out how you can become a tenant board member (coming soon)
Click to find out more about the Access and Customer Care Group
Click to find out more about the Quality and Design Forum

    
The Stafford Tenants’ and Residents’ Federation
    
The Federation is a developing organisation that represents tenants and residents Borough wide. They are also linked to the Sheltered Housing Tenants Alliance, a specific group that looks after the interests of older tenants.

 Click to see the Tenants and Residents Association leaflet  (coming soon)

   
Area Tenant and Resident Associations
    
There are 10 Tenant and Resident Associations representing tenants in our rural communities and estates. They are democratic organisations, which take up a range of issues on behalf of local residents. Some concentrate wholly on housing matters while others deal with community issues and run social events.
    
Click to see the tenant and resident groups

Informal Groups
It is not always practicable to set up a tenants’ association, for example where there are only a handful of properties. Stafford & Rural Homes will work with these tenants on issues of concern, and are investigating the setting up of a group to bring together tenants and residents from these areas.

Estate Walkabouts
You can join with us in a walk around you area to identify your local issues and ways to improve the quality of life for your community.  Click to see when the next Walkabout is in your area,

Focus Groups
These groups are short term and concentrate on particular issues. You can dip in and out to suit you.

Meetings and drop in sessions
These meetings are advertised and are held at times and venues to suit as many people as possible.

Surveys and questionnaires
If you want to get involved but can’t attend meetings, you may wish to take part in our programme of surveys which you can see on our developing "Talkingpoint" page.

To find out more, contact the Tenant Participation Team, which promotes the formation and development of tenant and resident groups. We encourage groups to establish their own needs and priorities by creating effective lines of communication between Stafford & Rural Homes and their tenants

For further information, Email or contact us on  0800 111 4554