New additions to our Policy and Practice Team

We have recently recruited two new members to our Policy and Practice team. Kate Ward is our new Policy & Practice Manager, whilst Stephen Orme is our new Policy & Public Affairs Officer. Stephen and Kate join existing team members Bronagh McCulla, Training Officer and Sharon Geary, Policy and Practitioner Support Officer. 

The policy and practice team at Housing Rights covers all aspects of policy, training, and practitioner support. This includes:

• influencing public policy including Welfare Reform, the DSD’s Review of the Private Rented Sector, and the Social Housing Reform Programme;
• developing and delivering expert training on a broad range of housing issues;
• providing expert legal and policy support to our advisers, and other housing practitioners, including the maintenance of Housing Law in Practice.

 Over the coming months, we will be dealing with vital policy initiatives including:

• DSD’s review of social housing allocations policy
•  DSD’s review of social rent policy
•  Reform of liability for domestic rates

Please feel free to contact any of us to discuss policy issues or training needs that we can help with.