Housing Adaptations: Options for Change and Improvement - An Analysis of Consultation Responses

Annex 1 Consultation Questionnaire

Questionnare

A questionnaire is attached for your response. It covers all the questions included in the consultation paper. Please note that the response boxes will expand as you type. Responses are invited by 27 July 2012.

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Adaptations Working Group

Consultation On Options For Change In The Delivery Of Housing Adaptations

Questionnaire

Respondent information form

Organisation name (if applicable)

Surname

Forename

Postal address (including postcode)

Telephone number

E-mail address

The name and address of your organisation will be made available to the public (in the Scottish Government library and/or on the Scottish Government website). Are you content for your response to be made available? (Yes/no)

Are you content for the Scottish Government to contact you again in relation to this consultation exercise? (Yes/no)

Question 1

Do you agree that there are issues with the current arrangements for housing adaptations, which need to be addressed?

• If so, has the Adaptations Working Group identified the main issues?
• Which issues are most important to address?

Question 2

Are there parts of the current arrangements that you think work well and should not be changed?

Question 3

Which of these minor (streamlining) changes do you think would improve the current arrangements for delivery of adaptations? Why?

• Do you think these changes would be sufficient to address the issues?

Question 4

Which of the three approaches to organisational responsibility (through local housing authority, Health and Social Care Partnerships or the individual) do you believe would provide the most effective basis for the delivery of housing adaptations and the greatest benefits to people who need adaptations? Why?

Question 5

Are there issues or risks with any of the three approaches to organisational delivery that are not covered above?

Question 6

In the context of personalisation, what are the most important things to put in place to ensure that people who need adaptations and their carers are at the centre of the process and have choices?

Question 7

Which of the three approaches to funding (through local housing authority, Health and Social Care Partnerships or the individual) do you believe would provide the most effective basis for the delivery of housing adaptations and the greatest benefits to people who need adaptations? Why?

Question 8

Are there issues or risks with any of the three approaches to funding that are not covered above?

Question 9

Do you think we currently have the fairest arrangements for people, who have personal resources, including both income and equity in their current home, to contribute to the cost of their own adaptations?

• If you would like to see changes, what would these be?

Question 10

Do you have any comments on any other issues related to the future delivery of housing adaptations, which aren’t covered above? If yes, please provide details.