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New figures reveal need for ongoing cost of living support

|Date: 10 August, 2023

New figures reveal need for ongoing cost of living support

Calls to support social housing tenants in Scotland as housing association survey shows many struggling w ...

Calls to support social housing tenants in Scotland as housing association survey shows many struggling with essential bills. A survey of over 700 social housing tenants has shown that the cost-of-liv ...

10 August, 2023
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Peabody completes merger with new local focus

|Date: 4 April, 2023

Peabody completes merger with new local focus

Peabody and Catalyst have completed the final stage in their merger, creating a single not-for-profit org ...

Peabody and Catalyst have completed the final stage in their merger, creating a single not-for-profit organisation with over 104,000 homes and around 220,000 residents across London and the Home Count ...

4 April, 2023
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“Every social home is a chance to tackle poverty” but target on affordable homes “at real risk”, hears SFHA conference

|Date: 17 March, 2023

“Every social home is a chance to tackle poverty” but target on affordable homes “at real risk”, hears SFHA conference

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said it has “never been more important to addr ...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said it has “never been more important to address the urgent need for housing” during its Development Conference in Glasgow on 15th March. ...

17 March, 2023
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Modular homes arrive in Hemel Hempstead

|Date: 23 August, 2022

Modular homes arrive in Hemel Hempstead

On 16th August, award winning housebuilder, The Hill Group, officially handed over the keys for eight Sol ...

On 16th August, award winning housebuilder, The Hill Group, officially handed over the keys for eight SoloHaus to Dacorum Borough Council, the first council in Hertfordshire to make use of these purpo ...

23 August, 2022
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Levelling up risks letting down Londoners, warn boroughs

|Date: 3 February, 2022

Levelling up risks letting down Londoners, warn boroughs

The Levelling Up White Paper provides little assurance that deprived communities in the capital will bene ...

The Levelling Up White Paper provides little assurance that deprived communities in the capital will benefit from the Government’s policy programme, says London Councils. While welcoming the white pap ...

3 February, 2022
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Livv Housing Group delivers £51.7m in social value benefiting the Knowsley community

|Date: 13 October, 2021

Livv Housing Group delivers £51.7m in social value benefiting the Knowsley community

Livv Housing Group has created more than £51m worth of social value for Knowsley communities in the past ...

Livv Housing Group has created more than £51m worth of social value for Knowsley communities in the past year. Through job creation, supporting young people and funding social enterprises, Livv Housin ...

13 October, 2021
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SFHA releases the results of Fuel Poverty Survey 2019

|Date: 4 June, 2019

SFHA releases the results of Fuel Poverty Survey 2019

A new survey by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has found increasing numbers of te ...

A new survey by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has found increasing numbers of tenants experiencing or at risk of fuel poverty. A majority of housing associations also reported ...

4 June, 2019
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