Allocations and equality
Below you will find useful resources and information on allocations and equality considerations.
Information
Accessing Member Resources
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Tai Pawb Good Practice Briefings
- Making information accessible (2012)
- Language communication needs (2010)
Tai Pawb Resources
- Model Categories Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form – Service Users: Guidance Notes
- Model Categories Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form – Service Users
- Equality Impact Assessment Toolkit
- Evidencing Equal Outcomes in Social Lettings, A self- assessment toolkit for social landlords in Wales
Presentations from Tai Pawb events
- Accessible Housing the role of the occupational therapist – College of Occupational Therapists (2013)
- Accessible Social Housing in Wales – a review of systems for assessment, recording and matching – Shelter Cymru and Disability Wales (2013)
- A standalone accessible housing register – Adapt Swansea (2013)
- Accessible Housing and Welfare Reform – Wales and West Housing Association (2013)
Useful Information
- Code of guidance to local authorities on the allocation of accommodation and homelessness (Welsh Government, 2016)
- Housing Rights Website – BME National and CIH website that aims to provide accurate information to recent arrivals and to advisers about entitlements to housing, based on people’s immigration status.
- Research into how ‘NRPF’ status affects those experiencing gender based violence in Wales (Local Government Data Unit Wales, 2015)
- Accessible social housing in Wales: a review of systems for assessment, recording and matching (Welsh Government, 2013)
- Domestic Abuse of Disabled Women in Wales Research (Disability Wales, 2011)
- Barriers Faced by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People in Accessing Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Harassment, and Sexual Violence Services (Welsh Government, 2014)
- Changing your name and gender: the data protection implications (Information Commissioner’s Office Blog Post by Steve Wood, 2014)
- Providing Services for Transgender Customers, A guide (Government Equalities Office, Gendered Intelligence, 2015)
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder A Guide to Housing Management for Practitioners and People in Rented Housing (Welsh Government, 2011, )
Organisations that can provide further information:
- EHRC
- Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
- Shelter Cymru
- Citizens Advice – Overview of discrimination in housing
- Housing Rights Website – BME National and CIH website that aims to provide accurate information to recent arrivals and to advisers about entitlements to housing, based on people’s immigration status.
Information
Please note the material in this section is for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Tai Pawb is not responsible for the content of external resources.