Amendment No. |
Publication Date |
Guide |
Section |
Summary |
| 1/2010-11
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12/08/2010
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Development
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Scheme Approval, Design Standards, Calculating Grant
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Clarification on requirements for application of Code for Sustainable Homes or EcoHomes Standard (Word 31KB)
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| 2/2010-11
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12/08/2010
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Development
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Design Standards
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Additional guidance and clarification on Existing Satisfactory Purchases (ESP) Design Issues (Word 29KB)
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| 3/2010-11
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12/08/2010
|
Development
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Design Standards
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Additional guidance and clarification on Off the Shelf OTS Design Issues (Word 29KB)
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| 4/2010-11
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12/08/2010
|
Development
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Calculating Grant
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Table 1 has been amended to include home loss and disturbance payments etc (Word 30KB)
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| 5/2010-11
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12/08/2010
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Governance
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The Board’s responsibilities, legal requirements and obligations
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Additional guidance and clarification on different risks facing developing and non-developing Associations. (Word 30KB)
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| 6/2010-11
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12/08/2010
|
Development
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Scheme Approval
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Clarification on guidance regarding tariff funding (Word 31KB)
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| 7/2010-11
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12/08/2010
|
Development
|
Scheme Approval
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Clarification regarding requirements for Scheme Approval (Word 30KB)
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| 8/2010-11
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12/08/2010
|
Development
|
Scheme Approval
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Amendment to Start on Site guidance (Word 30KB)
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| 9/2010-11
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12/08/2010
|
Development
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Calculating Grant
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Clarification on Grant Rate applied to Traveller Supported Housing Schemes (Word 31KB)
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| 10/2010-11
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12/08/2010
|
Development
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Calculating Grant
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Guidance regarding use of Departmental Adjustments as a Control mechanism (Word 30KB)
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| 11/2010-11
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12/08/2010
|
Development
|
Forms
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Revision of Capital costs section for both NT1 and TA1 forms (Word 31KB)
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| 12/2010-11
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12/08/2010
|
Development
|
Forms
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Rationalisation of GA1 Form (Word 31KB)
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| 13/2010-11
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12/08/2010
|
Development
|
Forms
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Rationalisation of GP2 and DPF-C Forms (Word 30KB)
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| 14/2010-11
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12/08/2010
|
Development
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Calculating Grant
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Clarification on Categories of Elderly Accommodation (Word 31KB)
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| 15/2010-11
|
12/08/2010
|
Development
|
Scheme Approval
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Clarification on Economic appraisal process (Word 32KB)
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| 16/2010-11
|
12/08/2010
|
Development
|
Design Standards
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Safety, Para 2.57 amended in line with guidance on ESP and OTS Design Issues (Formal notification to RHAs not required)
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| 17/2010-11
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29/10/10
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Glossary
|
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Definition of Disposal Proceeds Fund has been amended in line with previous revisions to DPF guidance.(Word 33KB)
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| 18/2010-11
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29/10/10
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Finance & Forms
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Quarterly Return amended following issues raised by Associations. Table 2 amended in line with request from Finance Working Group involved with Review of HA Guide Project.(Word 33KB)
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| 19/2010-11
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29/10/10
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Governance
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Information Link
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Privately Financed Schemes guidance has been revised to include the requirement for additional documentation to be submitted along with Mortgage Agreements.(Word 33KB)
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| 20/2010-11
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29/10/10
|
Development
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Scheme Approval - Information Link
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Guidance on Consultation has been revised to strengthen requirements for consultation with relevant persons.(Word 32KB)
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| 21/2010-11
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29/10/10
|
Development
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Scheme Approval – Information Link
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Guidance on Statutory Approvals and Agreements was previously found in Part 4 of the former HA Guide. This has been revised and is now contained as an Information Link in the Scheme Approval Guide.(Word 32KB)
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| 22/2010-11
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29/10/10
|
Governance
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Section 4 ‘Inspections’Paragraph 6.56
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Additional guidance on the Decision Process for Housing Associations following Inspection – “No Assurance” rating has now been included.(Word 32KB)
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| 23/2010-11
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29/10/10
|
Governance
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Information Link
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NB. Only applicable to Housing Associations operating the HA Model H.11 1974 NI Rules
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| 24/2010-11
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29/10/10
|
Development
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Design Standards
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Guidance on septic Tanks at Rural Cottages was previously contained in HAC 7/02. This guidance can now be found in the Development Guide under Information Links.(Word 32KB)
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| 25/2010-11
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29/10/10
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Housing Management
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Tenancy Management
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Guidance on Secure Tenancies: Abandoned Property – previously contained in HAC 63 & HAC 8/95 - has been revised and can now be found in the Tenancy Management Guide under Information Links.(Word 32KB)
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| 26/2010-11
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16/11/10
|
Development
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Scheme Approval – Claiming Payment
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Table 4: Acquisition Stage (Bands 1,3&4) has been updated in line with the Privately Financed Schemes guidance now contained in the Governance Guide (Word 32KB)
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| 27/2010-11
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16/11/10
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Housing Management
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Community Safety – Information Links
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- this has been updated to replace ‘NAV certificate supplied’ with Certificate of Domestic Capital Valuation’
- Question relating to involvement of police has been amended to include a request for ‘Incident No.’
- Monitoring Information section has been amended to include a section about Sexual Orientation
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| 28/2010-11
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14/12/10
|
Development
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Forms
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The SFN1 form has been revised in line with revised categories of accommodation for the elderly. [Table 2:Valid Combination of Multipliers and TCI Tables Nos. 2, 4 and 6 in Calculating Grant have also been amended for this reason]
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| 29/2010-11
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14/12/10
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Housing Management
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Maintenance - Information Links
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Para 2.3 of ‘Classification of Repairs’ now includes the targets set by DSD for each category (Word 32KB)
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| 30/2010-11
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14/12/10
|
Development
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Programme Management - Property/Site Registration
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Para 1.10 has been revised to include the stipulation (inadvertently omitted when the Guide was published) that if an application is successful a site will normally be registered in the Association’s name for 1 year (Word 32KB)
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| 31/2010-11
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14/12/10
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Governance
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1) Information Links
2) Section 2 – Board Integrity Para 6.46
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1) Guidance notes on Article 31 now included as an Information Link 2) Para 6.46 of Section 2 revised to provide clarity on ‘conflict of interest’
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| 32/2010-11
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14/12/10
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Finance
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Financial Reporting – External, Para 5.21, 4th bullet point
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The previous link to SORP is now out of date and has been replaced with a new working link (Word 32KB)
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| 33/2010-11
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14/12/10
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Governance
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Section 2: Board Openness, Para 6.49
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Para 6.49 amended to provide clarification that the Annual Report should contain the Financial Statements of the Association (Word 32KB)
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| 34/2010-11
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14/12/10
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Housing Management
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Community Safety - Foreword, Paras 1.2, 1.3,1.9, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3.4, 2.3.6, 2.4 and 2.5
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Community Safety Guide has been revised to update references to NI Housing legislation (Word 31KB)
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| 35/2010-11
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28/03/11
|
Development
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Scheme Approval - Acquisition Issues & Valuations
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Para's 1.20 and 1.22 amended (Word 32KB)
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| 36/2010-11
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28/03/11
|
Development
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Scheme Approval
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Home Loss & Disturbance guidance added to Information Links (Word 31KB)
|
| 37/2010-11
|
28/03/11
|
Housing Management
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Tenancy Management
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Guidance on Housing Selection Scheme added (Word 32KB)
|
| 38/2010-11
|
28/03/11
|
Housing Management
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Housing Maintenance
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Revised Strategic Objectives checklist (Word 32KB)
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| 39/2010-11
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28/03/11
|
Housing Management
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Tenancy Management - Complaints
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Para 10.15 amended (Word 32KB)
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| 40/2010-11
|
28/03/11
|
Governance
|
Board
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Para 6.12 amended re supply of internal and external audit services (Word 32KB)
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| 41/2010-11
|
28/03/11
|
Development
|
Scheme Approval – Scheme Types
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Definition of re-improvement schemes has been clarified (Word 32KB)
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| 42/2010-11
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28/03/11
|
Development
|
Design Standards – Lifetime Homes
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Lifetime Homes guidance and Table 5 – DSD Additional Requirements revised (Word 33KB)
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