GUIDANCE FOR PARK HOMEOWNERS from the DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Dear Resident, the attached guidance was issued today by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing And Communities, to help residents understand the support announced by the Government to help with energy costs and how it applies specifically to park home residents. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE NOTICE  In summary residents, there are three types of

JOINT STATEMENT TO OUR MEMBERS IN SCOTLAND FROM IPHAS AND SCOPHRA

Dear IPHAS and SCOPHRA members,   The Directors of IPHAS have had to take the painful decision to terminate IPHAS’s active involvement in Scotland. This is partly due to a diminished membership in Scotland since the pandemic, the growth of our partner agency in Scotland, SCOPHRA (the Scottish Confederation of Park Home Residents Associations) and

THE ENERGY BILLS RELIEF SCHEME (EBRS) – UPDATE

Following yesterday’s publication of the Energy Support Guidance for Park Homes, some of you queried whether the amount of £100 was correct for the (EBRS). Your concerns were passed to the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) earlier today, who have responded with the following note of clarification. The Energy Bills Relief Scheme

Compensation for Power Outages

Following Storms Arwen, Eunice, and Franklin from late 2021 onwards, the Government energy regulator Ofgem, has “commissioned a review of the GSoP* for Severe Weather to identify amendments that will better acknowledge the impact of extended power cuts on customers”, from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of London (PwC). A virtual meeting was held on 22nd September last,

GARDENING ACTIVITIES FOR RECYCLED TEENAGERS!

A young lady student doing research as part of an online alternative learning program for young people, has kindly sent in this article with a lot of really great information on the health benefits of gardening for senior citizens. This is what she found – https://billyoh.com/resource/benefits-of-gardening-older-adults/ IPHAS are aware that one or two parks already

OFGEM: SEVERE WEATHER REVIEW

IF YOU ARE A PARK HOME RESIDENT AND SUFFERED A POWER OUTAGE DURING LAST WINTER’S SEVERE STORMS BEGINNING WITH STORM ARWEN ONWARDS, AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM YOUR ENERGY SUPPLIER, IPHAS (2021) Ltd WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/energy/energy-supply/problems-with-your-energy-supply/get-compensation-if-you-have-a-power-cut/ As the regulator for the energy market, Ofgem’s top priority is

LATEST UPDATE ON THE EBSS FOR PARK HOME RESIDENTS

Dear Fellow Members, Today, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), released information through the media intended to inform homeowners about the various means by which they may receive their Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) grant. Unfortunately, whilst today’s announcement will help those park home occupiers with a direct supply contract with an