Local authority resourcing and skills
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The Climate Change Committee have released their assessment of the Heat and Buildings Strategy
The Government’s independent advisor on tackling climate change has recently published their assessment of the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Heat and Buildings Strategy, which was launched in October last year. The Heat and Buildings Strategy set out Government’s approach to decarbonising buildings, a major part of meeting the net zero by […]
Empty Homes – An Enduring Solution
Levelling Up Community Regeneration The Government’s Levelling Up agenda has brought a renewed focus on tackling the place-based challenges that hold back many neighbourhoods; inequality and deprivation; poor quality, mismanaged private rented sector housing; and long term vacant and derelict housing. Amongst a number of proposed interventions, the Government plans to introduce measures to empower […]
SHDF – Funding Guidance Materials for Wave 2
On 12 May, BEIS and the Turner & Townsend team working on the Social Housing Retrofit Accelerator (SHRA) led a funding guidance workshop for Wave 2 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund. Slides from this workshop can be accessed here, with information on likely policy for Wave 2, as well as how to access support […]
What’s in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
The demise of section 106 and everything else you need to know The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech started its progress through Parliament with its first reading on 11 May. This is one of the flagship bills of the Parliamentary session and, of all the bills announced in the Queen’s Speech, […]
Public Practice expands to the North of England: join us on 12th May to hear more
Public Practice, the social enterprise with a mission to build the public sector’s capacity to improve places, is expanding its placement programme to the North of England, to include the North-West, North East and Yorkshire & the Humber regions. This announcement comes as Public Practice’s national Local Authority Resourcing and Skills Survey finds that difficulties […]
Supporting you to create better homes and places
We’ve launched our ambitious new corporate plan – it sets out how we’ll support you over the next three years to help you create better homes and places. Created by our full staff team alongside our member-led Board, our Corporate Plan has been shaped by our members – through engagement activity, shared future challenges and […]
The real lives behind the ‘heat or eat’ headlines
Citizens Advice Gateshead, independent charity and longstanding member of the national Citizens Advice network, has provided first line support to hundreds of families who are already living the reality of the cost-of-living crisis. Chief Executive Alison Dunn is determined to raise awareness amongst policy makers and support services of the real truths behind the ‘heat […]
Cumbria Climate Conversation
Last month the Northern Housing Consortium was delighted to join colleagues across Cumbria to discuss the just transition to Net Zero and what this looks like for housing. Joining NHC members in the area as well as stakeholders with an interest in housing and climate change, the NHC used the meeting to promote the findings […]
Decent Homes Standard Review: Phase Two update
The 2020 Social Housing White Paper confirmed a review of the Decent Homes Standard, the first time the Standard has been updated since 2006. The first phase of the review – focused on establishing a case for change to the current standard – concluded last Autumn, with the NHC having played an active role as […]
