At the NHC, we are acutely aware of the challenges and opportunities for the North of England – in particular, the opportunities presented by the Levelling Up agenda and decarbonisation of housing stock. It is essential that the North’s communities and economy can thrive, with everyone having access to good quality housing and the skills […]
The Commission on Prosperity and Community Placemaking published its final report last week, setting out a plan for levelling-up at neighbourhood level. The Commission, convened by the influential Create Streets Foundation, called for investment in the physical and social fabric of left-behind places. Chaired by Toby Lloyd, former special advisor to Prime Minister, Theresa May, […]
The rumoured reshuffle came to fruition this month, with Boris Johnson looking to “unite and level up the whole country” starting with a shake-up of his top team. This has also included a rebranding of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to showcase the Government’s commitment to the levelling up mission in the […]
The Northern Housing Consortium will head to Milan this week, albeit virtually, to showcase the Social Housing Tenants’ Jury at All4Climate – Italy 2021. The series of events forms part of Italy’s work in their role as joint-Presidents of COP26, the United Nations climate summit taking place in Glasgow this November. Convened by the Italian […]
By Molly Bishop, Strategic Lead for Homelessness, GMCA As perfect storms go, we are in the middle of a pretty big one when it comes to tackling homelessness. The compound impacts of lifting protective COVID-19 policies relating to furlough, Universal Credit and Local Housing Allowance, deepening of Local Authorities’ lucky-dip bidding relationship with Central Government, […]
As we move to a new phase of post lockdown working, many organisations are looking to learn the lessons from the lockdown period. Many of the initiatives and changes to ways of working adopted to deliver services at the height of the pandemic are now part of the way we operate. Our Business Improvement Services […]
With the Social Housing Tenants’ Climate Jury reaching its halfway point. NHC members and project partners First Choice Homes Oldham, Karbon Homes, Salix Homes, Thirteen Group, and Yorkshire Housing discuss why they got involved, their sustainability journey, and the importance of tenant interaction on climate change. Paul Fiddaman – Chief Executive, Karbon Homes “It’s […]
Anna Seddon – Policy and Public Affairs Officer, NHC Many of us over the last 18 months have built a different relationship with our local area which has led to changed expectations of ‘home’. I know that for me, the pandemic has made it much clearer that I expect ‘home’ to be safe, secure, sustainable, […]
