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Housing Community Network
The Housing Community Network was established in partnership with the N.I.H.E as an innovative structure that ensures residents have meaningful involvement with the Housing Executive at District, Area and Central levels throughout Northern Ireland.
 | Central Housing Community Network (C.H.C.N)
The Central Housing Community Network has a dual role in providing S.C.N.I. with valuable feedback on the needs of the Community whilst acting as a consultative forum for N.I.H.E, dealing with policy issues affecting tenants/ residents from tenancies to service delivery. S.C.N.I. chairs and administrates this forum
Area Housing Community Network (A.H.C.N)
The Area Housing Community Network monitors Areas Service, giving feedback on Best Value, Housing Quality and Area Programmes. S.C.N.I. facilitates this forum and provides support to members
District Housing Community Network (D.H.C.N)
The District Housing Community Network gives customer feedback on District Housing Plans, monitors service and develops closer links between the Community and those who provide the services. S.C.N.I. is actively involved in all district networks.
Local Community/ residents Groups
S.C.N.I. facilitates the establishment and supports the developmemt of groups, bringing together members of the community to address locally identified issues. |
Background to the Housing Community Network
The origin of the Housing Community Network can be traced back to 1991 when N.I.T.A.P (presently S.C.N.I.) formed a Community Involvement Network (C.I.F) to ensure Community Involvement as a Community led organisation. In addition, six regional Conferences were held to launch N.I.T.A.P and to formally establish a Community Advisory Group (C.A.G) who would act in an advisory capacity, with members also being elected to sit on N.I.T.A.P.s Management Committee. The two-level structure facilitated groups to represent the interests of their local Community as well as engaging on the Community Involvement Framework and providing two-way communication between N.I.T.A.P and the Community.
By 1993 the N.I.H.E recognised the structure as a valuable resource in aiding them to become more customer focused, and the role of members was expanded to advise the N.I.H.E. By 1994 a third level to the structure was introduced with the development of District Consumer Panels in each of the Executive Districts, the first of which being in Armagh and Lisburn.
Between 1996-1997 with three levels in operation: local, district and province wide (later known as central) a gap was identified at Regional (Area) level. Five Area Community Advisory Groups were established in total, and each level of the Community Framework matched the organisational structure of the N.I.H.E.
On the 16th of October 2003 the Community Involvement Framework was re-branded as the Housing Community Network with the constituent levels now being known as District Housing Community Networks, Area Housing Community Network and the Central Housing Community Network.
To date a total of 316 Community Participation Compacts have been developed and signed by Groups on the Housing Community Network.
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