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Have your say in our annual rent consultation

Our annual rent consultation has started.  This is your opportunity to have a say in how much rent you pay.  This year the rent setting consultation period will run from 7 December 2020 until 11 January 2021. All tenants should now have received our consultation leaflet through the post.   This leaflet provides all of the

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Local community support hubs

If you are struggling over the festive period there are local community support hubs that may be able to help.   Dumfries and Galloway: If you need an emergency food package there is now one central number you can call 0800 111 4000  When asked to choose an area, select Ayrshire and South of Scotland. North

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The latest edition of Your house and home is out now!

Read the latest edition of Your House & Home, your service update for all the latest news and advice from Irvine Housing Association. In our special festive edition, we share how we are working to improve our service to you through our new Corporate Plan, including how we are investing in our repairs and maintenance

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Read our 2020 Landlord Report

Our Landlord report for 2020 is here.  This report details how we are performing against the Scottish Housing Charter and our priorities for improvement. It also compares our performance with other landlords in North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. Read the full report here. We asked our Customer Panel what they would like to

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Successful funding bid to help tackle homelessness

We are pleased to be receiving funding from the Scottish Government to support its drive to tackle homelessness. The £105,000 grant will specifically be used to fund two new support coordinators who will form part of a new ‘Housing First for Families’ support service. The service will provide direct support to the association’s tenant households

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Plans to build 300 new homes in the next 3 years

We recently revealed plans to build 300 new homes over the next three years.   The plans, which are in our new Corporate Plan, include the second phase of the Tarryholme development in Irvine and the Association’s first development in South Ayrshire. A new development is also planned in Kilmarnock.  Our 3-year Corporate Plan outlines

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Join our next online chat for advice around repairs and maintenance

On Thursday 24 September we will be hosting an online chat on our Facebook page. Between 12pm and 1pm members of our Asset Management Team will be online ready to answer your questions. We’re dedicating this session to provide guidance and advice around repairs or maintenance issues that our customers may be experiencing. Joining the

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Annual General Meeting 2020

Please see below links to the required paperwork for our Annual General Meeting due to be held on 16 September. AGM minutes 2019 Election form Financial statements 2020 Revocation form Statement by nominee

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Pension credit – are you missing out on extra cash?

Did you know that up to 1.2 million families entitled to Pension Credit have not claimed it? It only takes a few minutes to make sure you’re getting all you’re entitled to. We are encouraging our customers who are pensioners to find out about the Pension Credit they may be missing out on. Pension Credit

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