cost-of-living crisis Archives

London boroughs warn of skyrocketing inflation’s £400m extra pressure on budgets

|Date: 21 June, 2022

London boroughs warn of skyrocketing inflation’s £400m extra pressure on budgets

Skyrocketing inflation is driving £400m of additional budget pressures on boroughs in the capital, London ...

Skyrocketing inflation is driving £400m of additional budget pressures on boroughs in the capital, London Councils has warned. Although the Government increased local authority funding this year, fast ...

21 June, 2022
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NatWest | Funding sustainable social housing

|Date: 21 June, 2022

NatWest | Funding sustainable social housing

Funding sustainable social housing is crucial to meet net zero targets and increase energy efficiency in ...

Funding sustainable social housing is crucial to meet net zero targets and increase energy efficiency in homes, says Marcos Navarro, Director & Sustainability Lead for Housing Finance at NatWest. ...

21 June, 2022
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Majority of people living in Scotland believe country needs more good quality low-cost housing for rent

|Date: 14 June, 2022

Majority of people living in Scotland believe country needs more good quality low-cost housing for rent

A new survey, released by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and conducted by YouGov, ...

A new survey, released by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and conducted by YouGov, has found that two-thirds (66%) of people in Scotland do not believe there is enough good qual ...

14 June, 2022
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Green home transformations happening in Nottingham

|Date: 10 June, 2022

Green home transformations happening in Nottingham

Work is underway to transform 77 council homes in Radford, Nottingham into super green and energy-efficie ...

Work is underway to transform 77 council homes in Radford, Nottingham into super green and energy-efficient properties. The 28 bungalows and 49 houses on five streets are benefitting from improvement ...

10 June, 2022
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Industry responds to Chancellor’s support package

|Date: 27 May, 2022

Industry responds to Chancellor’s support package

This week the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £15bn package of support to tackle rising energy bills a ...

This week the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £15bn package of support to tackle rising energy bills and the cost of living crisis. The measures included a £400 discount on energy bills for all hou ...

27 May, 2022
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Sleepout raises money for local homeless charities

|Date: 16 May, 2022

Sleepout raises money for local homeless charities

Golding Homes' new Chief Executive, Steph Goad, took part in the first Kent CEO sleepout at Leeds Castle ...

Golding Homes' new Chief Executive, Steph Goad, took part in the first Kent CEO sleepout at Leeds Castle on 12th May. The event organised by CEO Sleepout aims to raise over £30k for two local charitie ...

16 May, 2022
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Fabric first is the wrong approach

|Date: 22 April, 2022

Fabric first is the wrong approach

Duncan Brown, Chief Finance Officer at VIVID, one of the largest providers of affordable housing in the S ...

Duncan Brown, Chief Finance Officer at VIVID, one of the largest providers of affordable housing in the South of England, discusses how sustainable action in the housing sector must be balanced with t ...

22 April, 2022
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Bernicia unveils £210m investment into the North East

|Date: 5 April, 2022

Bernicia unveils £210m investment into the North East

North East housing association, Bernicia, has announced it will invest £210m into homes, estates and comm ...

North East housing association, Bernicia, has announced it will invest £210m into homes, estates and communities over the next four years as part of ambitious plans to support tenants when they need i ...

5 April, 2022
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London boroughs fear impact of reduced funding for homelessness prevention

|Date: 25 March, 2022

London boroughs fear impact of reduced funding for homelessness prevention

Reduced government funding risks undermining homelessness prevention work in the capital, London boroughs ...

Reduced government funding risks undermining homelessness prevention work in the capital, London boroughs have warned amid growing cost of living pressures. While welcoming the Government’s success on ...

25 March, 2022
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Does the Spring Statement deliver, or was it a missed opportunity?

|Date: 25 March, 2022

Does the Spring Statement deliver, or was it a missed opportunity?

On Wednesday (23rd March) Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled his Spring Budget. With the 'cost of living cri ...

On Wednesday (23rd March) Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled his Spring Budget. With the 'cost of living crisis creating a perfect storm of financial hardship', how will the Spring Statement affect those ...

25 March, 2022
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