Hastoe Housing Association and the Home Group are running a pilot scheme giving their tenants greater control of the repairs and maintenance budgets for their own homes. Tenants will also be able to pool their resources, creating a 'Community Cashback' account which could help fund improvements to the local area for the benefit of all residents. The government plans to consult on changes to regulations to enable the scheme to be extended to all social tenants

Source DirectGov

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_196835?cid=rss

Community and Local Government Press release

http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/newsroom/1882271