Approved Partner

Communicating with your Housing Benefit department is key to getting approval for receiving payments under Exempt Accommodation. Use our template letter to help you successfully communicate about your project.

The Rent Sheet is key to submitting a successful application to receive Housing Benefit under the Exempt Accommodation regulations, whilst getting your communications with the Housing Benefit department is also really important. Check out our guidance on doing both successfully.

Exempt Accommodation (EA) is one of the most important aspects of Supported Housing as it provides the funding for you to do your work. Getting a good understanding of EA is key to running a successful project - this guidance aims to give you the information you need to know.

Our New Property Form is used when you have been given approval by the Partner Support Team to go ahead and view a property for which you've already submitted a Property Potential Form. Download a copy by clicking the button above and take it with you on your viewing.

Use our Property Potential Form to send a property that you think might be suitable for our Partner Support Team to review.

Annual Property Inspections help you to inspect your properties to make sure that everything is in working order and suitable for your residents. Use the download button above to get your own editable version.

Annual Property Inspections help you to inspect your properties to make sure that everything is in working order and suitable for your residents. This is an Excel Version of the form you can find at www.greenpastures.co.uk/partner-area/annual-property-inspection - the form is exactly the same and simply gives those who prefer to use Excel the option to do so. Use the download button above to get your own editable version.

Use these documents to ensure that you're fire safety is all in good order.

The Licence Agreement is an important document for our Partnership. Use this guidance to help you as you work through the agreement.

Ensuring you have the right safety certificates and checks in place for your property is a key part of running a successful project and is a legal requirement. Use this guidance to check out all those you require.

Download our template Notice to Quit.

Download our template warning letters that you can use to give to your residents.

Guidance on fire safety for the furniture in your properties.

Download our template House Rules to help you establish good guidance for your residents on your expectations for them within your project.

Getting the right insurance means you can rest easy knowing you and your project are properly covered. Take a look at our recommended insurance here.

Use this to review your Legionella Risk Assessments.

Use this to complete your Legionella Risk Assessments on completion and every two years thereafter.

Legionnaire's Disease can arise in properties within water systems and steps should be taken to minimise the risk. The guidance is taken directly from the gov.uk website - you can find the direct link by clicking here.

Download this template risk assessment to help you minimise the chance of Legionnaire's Disease arising in your property.

The Referral Form template is one of the most important documents you'll use in your project as it allows referral partners to give you the information you require regarding potential residents. Preview and download our template here.

The Government is pressing ahead with introducing regulations which include consultation and the introduction of national standards for support of Housing and a Local authority licencing scheme. This Standards Checklist serves as a draft for you to be able to use, and includes guidance on how to ensure you can meet the government requirements. Click the button above to download a copy for you to use.

Getting your upgrades and utilities in order is a big part of getting your property ready. Use this guidance to make sure you know what to look out for! This guidance is specifically for HMOs.

Getting your upgrades and utilities in order is a big part of getting your property ready. Use this guidance to make sure you know what to look out for! This guidance is specifically for self-contained units.

These documents apply to England only. Click the links to head to the document that you require, where you can download an editable version.

These documents apply to Northern Ireland only.

These documents apply to Scotland only.

These documents apply to Wales only. Click the links below to head to the document that you require where you can download an editable version.

Getting your residents into your project is super exciting, but can feel quite daunting as you seek to understand everything you need to do. Use this process to help guide you as you induct residents into your project.

Download our template letter for welcoming residents into your project.

Download our Contact Log template to track your interactions with residents so that you can accurately demonstrate your support.

Use our Support Plan Guidance in conjunction with our Support Plan template to ensure that you're completing it in the right manner.

The Needs and Support Plan document helps you to assess a resident's needs before move-in, and plan their support.

Download our template letter so that your residents can ask the Housing Benefit department to pay you, their landlord, directly.

Download our template letter so that your residents can give authorisation for you to speak to the Housing Benefit department on their behalf.

Finding employment for residents helps them to gain responsibility and increases their chance of moving on into independent living. Our guidance helps you to guide them on this journey, and gives an indication of how it might effect their benefit payments.