ICSH member organisations vary greatly in terms of their size, target group, aims and level of development. The services we provide must therefore reflect the varied needs of our members at all stages and levels of development and provision.
The ICSH acknowledges the financial support for its work from the Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government, and the Government of Ireland.
The Scheme to Support National Organisations is funded by the Government of Ireland through the Department of Rural and Community Development.
ICSH Working Groups
The ICSH coordinates a number of working groups made up of representatives of our AHB membership.
- Finance Working Group: The ICSH Finance Working Group consists of senior finance officials working in the housing association sector establishing a specific forum for housing association officials to pool their expertise for the benefit of the wider housing association sector on financial issues. It assists the ICSH national elected Management Board in formulating and reviewing policies, strategies, work programmes, advice and guidance, research, reports and submissions.
- Tier 3 Working Group: The working group is made up of larger AHBs that have a significant housing development pipeline. The group provides a strategic lead on the key challenges to AHB housing delivery.
- Housing Management and Supported Housing Working Group: To assist the ICSH Board and Council in formulating and reviewing policies, strategies, work programmes, advice and guidance, research, reports and submissions relating to the provision and management of special needs, supportive housing services, including sheltered housing, hostels, and group homes for older people, homeless households and disabled people.
- Asset Management Working Group: Asset management strategies within the sector including legacy issues (such as out of mortgage properties defects remediation); contract management and procurement support for smaller AHBs
- Developing AHBs Working Group: To assist ICSH member AHBs, largely from the Medium/Small/Micro and Care & Support categories and with the potential to become leaders in their region or specialist area of social housing delivery, in the following:formulating and executing strategies and business plans to scale up their organisation through new development and/or mergers & acquisitions and stock transfers; capacity building for growth with a focus on accessing funding through CALF and P&A and raising private debt from the HFA and other private funders; networking and information sharing with peer group AHBs on a regular basis.
- Communications Working Group: The Group is made up of communications and policy staff representing ICSH members from all three tiers. The terms of reference for the group include reviewing and updating the ICSH Communications Plan, agreeing consistent messaging to articulate the role of AHBs, identifying areas for planned promotion, reviewing ICSH communications practice with members and discussing medium-term strategy for consideration by ICSH members, Council and Board.