Meeting date: February 8, 2023
Focus Group: My Home Focus Group Meetings
Agenda items
- Item 1.
- Anglia Revenues Partnership
- Item 2.
- Housing options
- Item 3.
- People's solutions to and stories about the cost of living crisis
- Item 4.
- What guests and subjects people would like?
Who attended
5
Self Advocates
2
Families & Carers
3
Key Organisations
3
Provider Organisations
2
Board Members
Guest Speakers
- Sarah Hyman
- Anglia Revenues Partnership
- Vimmi Hayes
- Suffolk County Council
- Jez Taylor
- Suffolk County Council
Item 1. Anglia Revenues
- You Said
- One person said the people who work at Anglia Revenues need to walk in our shoes and it doesn’t feel that people want to help when we need your help.
- You Said
- One person said that for people with communication problems, it is not easy to know when trying to raise an issue about your benefits. It’s a Struggle”.
- You Said
- One person asked does partner qualify for universal credit for his studio flat.
Item 2. Housing Options
- You Said
- Discussion around housing provision does there need to be a coproduced sub group to look at the direction of the my home focus group, People agreed there should and 5 people volunteered.
- You Said
- One family carer said we have to think outside the box when moving forward with people housing needs.
Item 3. Cost of Living Conversation
- You Said
- A cost of living document is on the Suffolk Ordinary lives website, It was good but the info was a little out of date.
- You Said
- People with very limited support who are affected by the news are turning off the heating and making themselves unwell. When good support would enable them to understand how to maintain their lifestyle.
- You Said
- Is there any rules for landlords to do basic checks on housing?
- You Said
- One member talked about a regulatory body that make sure Landlords have to undertake repairs.
Easy Read Minutes for My Home Focus Group: 8th February 2023
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Presentation for My Home Focus Group: 8th February 2023
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