How we operate

BSHP is led by an executive team nominated from member organisations. The Executive Team reflect the views of members and work together to reach shared aims and objectives for BSHP. Members of the Executive hold a portfolio relevant to these objectives and liaise with members, local agencies and stakeholders.

A key part of the work of BSHP is to share and develop best practice to further our objectives. This is done through meetings, lunchtime briefings, webinars and workshops. BSHP is an umbrella organisation and as such offer a collective voice and strength across Birmingham offering training and peer support and much more.

All BSHP members support our objectives to meet the housing need within Birmingham, for example where possible, not evicting tenants (commitment to collaborate), meeting the emerging demands (done in partnership), supporting people in tenancies meeting regulatory standards and statutory demands. Members who supply non-commissioned exempt provision must meet regulatory standards and sign up to the charter or rights and quality standards. This is so we provide good quality socially rented homes for the citizens of Birmingham.

The below BSHP Constitution document provides some generic information about how BSHP operates including the criteria for any new housing providers who are not BSHP members, but may have an interest in joining the membership.

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We maintain strong links with West Midlands Combined Authority, National Housing Federation, Chartered Institute of Housing, Birmingham City Council and West Midlands Housing Association Partnership.

Partnership work is conducted within Birmingham; we understand the importance of knowledge and influence at local, regional, and national level which will impact the work we do.

Homes across the city

Members

Affiliated bodies

"Crisis Skylight in Birmingham joined the BSHP network in August of 2023. Since joining, we have progressed with building relationships within the BSHP network and beyond. Emma has linked Crisis with providers like St Josiah Mason Trust, Nehemiah, Black Country Housing Group and St Peters in Saltley which have all led to improving our housing options for clients who come to Crisis. This work has led to positive homelessness ended outcomes for our clients and staff have commented on the strength of the network and how it helps them to do their work effectively. We are really grateful for the continued support from the BSHP network. It’s also an opportunity to promote the work you are doing to relevant providers. We see this as a 360 system where we gain and provide where needed."

Tom Belte
Operations Manager

Crisis

"Act On Energy have been working closely with the BSHP Partnership and its members since around February 2024. Act On Energy have built relationships with registered providers, delivering free cost of living advice to residents on how to manage utilities and have access to grants, and also attending residents’ meetings. BSHP also facilitated Act On Energy leading on a lunchtime briefing session, informing BSHP members of the resources on offer to them to enhance service delivery within their own organisations. Act On Energy have also attended the BSHP groups in order to promote the services and raise awareness of the accredited training session which can be delivered to educate organisations on how to deliver cost of living advice and guidance’"

Paul Muckle
Senior Project Manager

Act On Energy

"Birmingham Social Housing Partnership have been very supportive of my work with the 50+ generation of LGBTQ+ people: engaging with members of this community to discuss their housing and care needs. They’ve also invited me to be part of their 55+ network to share information, stories and good practice."

Maria Hughes
Development Worker

Birmingham LGBT

"The BSHP ASB Practitioners Group was established to give RPs within Birmingham a voice and to recognise the work they do across the City to ensure visibility with statutory partners. Over the years, this Group has taken a collaborative approach sharing good practice and ideas on how best to tackle nuisance and anti-social behaviour. Where blockages with partner agencies and the court service have been experienced the Chair’s and Administrators have identified who needs to be brought in to the discussion to remove those blockages and/or at least to provide an understanding of what the barriers are. More recently under the increased focus and scrutiny of our services by the Regulator of Social Housing and the Housing Ombudsman, this group works together to share experiences to enable us to enhance and improve policies/procedures and to identify what good looks like. This is a focused group of professionals, meetings are minuted, action plans are developed, agreed and updated to chart progress. This is probably the most productive and valuable Group my Team and I attend and contribute to. I have found BSHP’s assistance invaluable over the years, long may this continue."

Donna Scott
Community Safety Team Manager

Bromford.

“We’ve been actively involved with the BSHP network for more than five years. We believe the network is vitally important to keep all partners connected and to facilitate joint working. Thanks to the BSHP network, we’ve been able to share intelligence, gain knowledge and share trends and best practice to help us and other partners better support our customers. We’re made aware of any community issues or tensions, as well as any initiatives in the area which help us to deliver our housing strategy in our communities. BSHP is a really good network to be a part of, and it also helps us to better understand how other providers in the area work. We know that if we need to provide additional support to our customers, somebody at the BSHP will be able to help us find that correct support service.”

Suki Kaur-Gill
Housing Team Leader

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