Comments for Social Innovation Camp http://www.sicamp.org Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:05:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on Homeshare by Charles Beauregard http://www.sicamp.org/si-camp-uk/scotland-2011/ideas/homesharenet/comment-page-1/#comment-23300 Charles Beauregard Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:05:53 +0000 http://www.sicamp.org/?page_id=1627#comment-23300 I think this idea could really help with some problems caused by two of the UK government’s welfare reforms to housing benefit. The reforms are: 1. From January 2012 housing benefit customers living in the private rented sector aged between 25 and 24 will see their entitlement drop from the ‘one-bedroom rate’ to the ‘shared accommodation rate’. This normally means a drop to about half of what they were getting now. 2. From April 2013, customers living in social rented sector homes who are ‘over-accommodated’ (i.e. they have more bedrooms than the size of their household needs) will see their entitlement will be reduced. www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_192415 This means many people affected by reform 1 will have to move, but housing benefit will only cover the cost renting a room (of which there are very few available). People affected by reform 2 will have their housing benefit effectively cut because they have a spare room. Perhaps a scheme that matches social sector tenants with a spare room to private sector tenants aged under-35 could help both of these groups. Although I do think Sheryl Walpole’s comment about careful matching would be very important. I think this idea could really help with some problems caused by two of the UK government’s welfare reforms to housing benefit. The reforms are:

1. From January 2012 housing benefit customers living in the private rented sector aged between 25 and 24 will see their entitlement drop from the ‘one-bedroom rate’ to the ‘shared accommodation rate’. This normally means a drop to about half of what they were getting now.

2. From April 2013, customers living in social rented sector homes who are ‘over-accommodated’ (i.e. they have more bedrooms than the size of their household needs) will see their entitlement will be reduced.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_192415

This means many people affected by reform 1 will have to move, but housing benefit will only cover the cost renting a room (of which there are very few available). People affected by reform 2 will have their housing benefit effectively cut because they have a spare room.

Perhaps a scheme that matches social sector tenants with a spare room to private sector tenants aged under-35 could help both of these groups.

Although I do think Sheryl Walpole’s comment about careful matching would be very important.

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]]> Comment on Winners of 2011 Social Innovation Camp Armenia – MyTransport.am and iLike by A weekend without a social innovation camp is like a fish without a bike « Voices from Eurasia http://www.sicamp.org/winners-of-2011-social-innovation-camp-armenia-%e2%80%93-mytransport-am-and-ilike/comment-page-1/#comment-22903 A weekend without a social innovation camp is like a fish without a bike « Voices from Eurasia Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:46:01 +0000 http://www.sicamp.org/?p=2062#comment-22903 [...] MyTransport.am The winners of the SIC Armenia  – MyTransport.am  developed a platform that should help solving the  ‘simple’ problem of getting from point A to point B, using public transport. It should include marshrutkas, buses and taxis. MyTransport are also tinkering with car-sharing with a hefty Facebook add on. [...] [...] MyTransport.am The winners of the SIC Armenia  – MyTransport.am  developed a platform that should help solving the  ‘simple’ problem of getting from point A to point B, using public transport. It should include marshrutkas, buses and taxis. MyTransport are also tinkering with car-sharing with a hefty Facebook add on. [...]

]]> Comment on Foodini by The Right Place At The Right Time: How The Real-Time Web Influences The “local” World | Phil Leggetter - Real-Time Web Software and Technology Evangelist http://www.sicamp.org/si-camp-uk/scotland-2011/ideas/foodini/comment-page-1/#comment-22538 The Right Place At The Right Time: How The Real-Time Web Influences The “local” World | Phil Leggetter - Real-Time Web Software and Technology Evangelist Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:09:53 +0000 http://www.sicamp.org/?page_id=1455#comment-22538 [...] goods at the end of the day that would otherwise be wasted. I’ve heard of a product called Foodini that might be doing something in this space. FourSquare check-in can still provide more value to [...] [...] goods at the end of the day that would otherwise be wasted. I’ve heard of a product called Foodini that might be doing something in this space. FourSquare check-in can still provide more value to [...]

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