Twenty11 is a new and and different type of housing organisation, specifically set up to respond to modern-day challenges, with the desire to provide tenants with more than just a home.
Twenty11 was set up in 2017 to provide new solutions to issues that affect the local community; unaffordable private sector rents and benefit dependency, antisocial behaviour, lack of flexibility when life unexpectedly changes and a lack of sense of belonging and community.
It offers a selection of homes throughout the High Wycombe area, a digital-first tenancy, tailored rents based on income, a team of dedicated Realising Potential Specialists ready to help tenants reach their goals and a Tenancy Sustainment Licence which is designed to support tenants within their tenancies. You can find out more about this at www.twenty11.co.uk/tsl.
As a housing company, Twenty11 can shape its service to meet tenants’ needs. But it’s important to remember that it is different to a housing association. Twenty11 is an affordable housing provider and therefore has a social purpose but in the private sector, it is not a housing association, so tenants have different rights which they should ensure they understand. However, with its unique approach to housing and support, you’ll be in the right hands to help you realise your potential and take your next steps towards a great future.
Twenty11’s Realising Potential Approach is about empowering tenants to realise their potential through making, meeting and exceeding goals in both their personal and working life.
The organisation’s Realising Potential Specialists are professionals who use the concept of a solution-focused approach. They provide the support, guidance, and motivation to help tenants create a vision of what their preferred future could look like and empower them to identify and achieve the steps to get there, including helping them to access a range of partners and funding. Goals could link to a number of themes including work, money, wellbeing and community.
Recently, Twenty11 helped tenant Ryan cement a career within construction. Ryan was unemployed after being made redundant. He worked with his Realising Potential Specialist on his goal to get back into meaningful employment. Armed with a lot of determination, Ryan secured a role as a labourer, which started in the middle of winter. Owing to Ryan’s financial difficulties, he was worried about working throughout the cold months because he didn’t have any appropriate workwear, so he applied for Twenty11 funding to pay for workwear and equipment. Thanks to Twenty11’s support and Ryan’s hard work, he is now reaping the rewards with a higher earning potential.
To find out more about the work Twenty11 is doing, head over to www.twenty11.co.uk. You can also follow them on Facebook and X (Twitter) at @Twenty11Homes
