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South Yorkshire Tenants and Residents Network

What is the Network?

South Yorkshire Network (pdf booklet -1.6mb)

The key aims of the network are:

  • To get South Yorkshire Federations to come together as a collaborative group and form a network.
  • To link up with the wider tenant and resident movement.
  • Provide a forum for exchange and sharing of information between South Yorkshire Federations and borough wide organisations through regular events.
  • Acknowledge the membership and linkages of its member organisations.
  • Enable engagement of tenants and residents in debate on neighbourhood issues at the national, regional and sub regional level and promote South Yorkshire Tenants’ & Residents’ Network members representation on regional and sub-regional decision-making bodies.

The South Yorkshire Tenants’ & Residents’ Network welcomes membership from South Yorkshire wide community members and organisations. The network is an independent network founded on democratic principles and is not affiliated to any political parties. The network positively promotes equal opportunities within the community and within its membership, work for the elimination of discrimination against persons on the basis of race, gender, age, sexuality, disability or religion.

workshop

South Yorkshire Tenants hosted   a  consultation event on national proposals for tenant panels being led by the 4 national tenants’ organisations. 25 tenants attended from all over South Yorkshire – particularly pleasing was the involvement of tenants from Sheffield, some of whom remained keen on maintaining links with the network. Nic Bliss from the Confederation of Cooperative Housing spoke at the session and Christine Staniforth gave support to enable a successful quizdom session.

Implementing Social Housing Reform - Government Summary of Responses (pdf) November 2011.

South Yorkshire Tenants and Residents Network responses to this consultation were compiled following a special workshop attended by 36 tenants and residents on Tuesday 30th August 2011 at Barnsley Tenants Resource Centre. A wide variety of views and opinions were shared amongst everyone present at this meeting around tenure, powers of scrutiny, tenant panels and 'affordable rents' and these views are compiled below.

Network members firmly believe that by South Yorkshire tenants working together it provides a good opportunity to get our opinions across and to influence what happens in the future.

The Network supports the continuation of lifetime tenancies. Security of tenure ensures a council house is not just a house but a home.

South Yorkshire Network Report to CLG (pdf )

South Yorkshire Network of Tenants and Residents are an informal alliance of Barnsley Federation, RotherFed, Doncaster Federation of Tenants and Residents and tenants and residents from Sheffield.