The objectives of the trust are to:
provide financial help for adaptations, repairs, home improvements, heating and insulation measures for the most vulnerable of home improvement agency clients
provide practical support to home improvement agencies and other organisations that help vulnerable people to live with dignity in their own homes, and
conduct research, publish information and organise events that raise awareness of, and seek solutions for, the problems facing vulnerable homeowners and private sector tenants.
Our first priority when we launched in 2003 was to establish a hardship fund which home improvement agencies can apply to on behalf of the most vulnerable homeowners who need urgent, small improvements or adaptations that are not covered by funding from other sources.
Chair - Baroness Kay Andrews
Chair of English Heritage. Baroness Andrews was formerly Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government where part of her portfolio covered HIAs. During this time she visited a number of agencies, becoming a champion for the work undertaken by HIAs. Her appointment with English Heritage followed an open competition under full Nolan procedures earlier in the year, and will run for four years from 27 July 2009.
Mark Boleat
Consultant for Trade Associations, former Director General of the Building Societies' Association, The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) and Association of British Insurers.
John Hallsworth
Former Leader of High Peak Borough Council
David Priestnall
Currently Deputy Chairman of Hanover Housing Association, he is the former Chairman of Wyre Forest Primary Care Trust and is now Vice Chairman of Worcestershire Primary Care Trust.
Lesley Bentley
HIA Manager, North Staffordshire
