On 25th March, the government announced a £2 billion top up and one year extension for the Affordable Homes Programme, aiming to deliver a further 18,000 new social and affordable homes. Following this, the Housing Minister, Matthew Pennycook, has written to all housing association chief executives, through the Northern Housing Consortium, National Housing Federation and […]
NHC Procurement Senior Procurement & Contracts Officer Rachel Merch shares her experience of working at the NHC. She’s been with us for 17 years, working initially in events and finance before transitioning over to our procurement team 9 years ago. Rachel is responsible for all aspects of running tenders from document checking to contract drafting. […]
Dan Ellwood, Senior Communications & Marketing Officer What has been a highlight from your time at the NHC? The NHC’s 50th celebrations has been a highlight for me, I have been with the NHC for over 6 years now and it’s great when you get the opportunity to spend time with the staff, celebrating […]
To better understand the issues related to the North’s ageing homes and the need for future regeneration funding streams, we surveyed a group of housing association members. The findings have been shared directly with the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), and they also formed part of our Spending Review submission to the […]
The government has announced funding allocations for Wave 3 of the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (previously known as the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund or SHDF) and for the Warm Homes: Local Grant, which are set to improve the energy efficiency of up to 170,000 homes. Tracy Harrison, Chief Executive of the Northern Housing Consortium […]
The government has recently announced a new ‘Plan for Neighbourhoods’, including a total of £1.5 billion of funding to support the delivery of a wide range of potential interventions in 75 selected neighbourhoods. The interventions cut across several key themes such as housing, employment, transport, health and wellbeing, and education. Across the North of England, […]
We spoke to Yvonne Surtees from our Finance Team about her time at the NHC and how the culture and focus on wellbeing makes it a great place to work. What is your job title and how long have you worked at the NHC? I started working for the NHC over 19 years ago […]
We spoke to our HR and Wellbeing Manager, Kay Wiseman, about how she has developed her career at the NHC and some of her highlights. What is your job title and how long have you worked at the NHC? I have been with the NHC for over 19 years and started my career as […]
The Northern Housing Consortium (NHC) has welcomed the £300m Affordable Homes Programme top announcement but flagged the urgent need for a new longer-term fund. Chief Executive of the Northern Housing Consortium Tracy Harrison said: “Many of our members have reported that the £500m top up announced in the Autumn Budget was running out, so this […]
