We’re always looking for ways to access funding, deliver value for money and make the best use of our resources. Reviewing what we do and how we do it to drive efficiencies.  

We listen to customers and take their feedback onboard and compare our costs and performance with other housing associations to see if we can learn from them to improve.  

By participating in joint ventures, partnerships, and funding consortiums we also maximize our impact and deliver the best return on our investments. 

Irwell Valley Homes’ Procurement Team ensures goods, services and works are bought fairly, transparently and in line with legislation, delivering value for money for customers.

The team leads on higher‑value and higher‑risk procurement and supports colleagues across the organisation, while contract management is carried out by business teams with specialist support from Procurement. Our approach promotes social value, sustainability and positive outcomes for our communities. Our Procurement Strategy can be viewed below. 

Measuring value for money

We are regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) and are required to meet their standards in relation to delivering value for money.  The RSH Value for Money standard, sets out the following requirements for all housing associations: 

  • A robust approach to decision making and a rigorous appraisal of potential options for improving performance;  
  • Regular and appropriate consideration by the Board of potential VfM gains across their whole business; and  
  • Have appropriate targets in place for measuring performance.  

The RSH has a defined set of Value for Money performance metrics that are used to across the housing association sector. These allow us to review our performance against other housing associations, in the context of our own corporate priorities and our operating environment. 

To see our latest performance against these measures and read more about how we achieved value for money last year  view our  Statutory Accounts which include our Value for Money self-assessment. 

Fraud

Irwell Valley Homes takes a zero‑tolerance approach to fraud, bribery, corruption and money laundering. We are committed to the highest standards of honesty, integrity and transparency and expect these standards to be upheld at all times by our colleagues, Board and committee members, customers, suppliers and anyone acting on our behalf.

We have robust systems, policies and controls in place to help prevent, detect and respond to fraud, bribery and corruption, and to protect our customers’ homes and our organisation’s resources. All reports are taken seriously and fully investigated.

If you have concerns about fraud, bribery or corruption involving Irwell Valley Homes, we encourage you to report them. Concerns can be raised confidentially and will be handled fairly and sensitively.

If you believe you may be a victim of fraud, you can also seek independent support by contacting Action Fraud, your bank or credit card provider, Victim Support, or visiting www.getsafeonline.org.