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The hidden cost in social housing: over 75% of residents are met with no or inadequate floor coverings

|Date: 21 February, 2024

The hidden cost in social housing: over 75% of residents are met with no or inadequate floor coverings

The latest Resident Voice Index (RVI) survey reveals that over three-quarters of social housing residents ...

The latest Resident Voice Index (RVI) survey reveals that over three-quarters of social housing residents had no or only partial floor coverings in their new home when they moved in, with 75% of these ...

21 February, 2024
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Livv empowers local communities with vital winter support grant scheme

|Date: 29 December, 2023

Livv empowers local communities with vital winter support grant scheme

Knowsley based housing association, Livv Housing Group, has awarded £49,463 of funding to 10 local organi ...

Knowsley based housing association, Livv Housing Group, has awarded £49,463 of funding to 10 local organisations through its Livv in Your Community Grant Scheme. The initiative aims to support custome ...

29 December, 2023
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‘Devastating’ levels of fuel poverty in rural Scotland uncovered by new research

|Date: 27 April, 2023

‘Devastating’ levels of fuel poverty in rural Scotland uncovered by new research

The impact of far higher levels of fuel poverty on the physical and mental health of people living in rur ...

The impact of far higher levels of fuel poverty on the physical and mental health of people living in rural areas of Scotland is outlined in research published by Changeworks. Comparing three regions ...

27 April, 2023
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Partnership working delivers £2.7m scheme in West Lancashire to combat homelessness

|Date: 16 December, 2022

Partnership working delivers £2.7m scheme in West Lancashire to combat homelessness

Vulnerable young people and adults will benefit from 24 new apartments in Skelmersdale, as a £2.7m suppor ...

Vulnerable young people and adults will benefit from 24 new apartments in Skelmersdale, as a £2.7m supported living housing development to combat homelessnessis completed. The Birchwood West Lancs Foy ...

16 December, 2022
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Fortem create modern, sociable homes to boost independent living opportunities

|Date: 18 October, 2022

Fortem create modern, sociable homes to boost independent living opportunities

Forty-one council homes have now been refurbished — creating brighter, more easily accessible spaces desi ...

Forty-one council homes have now been refurbished — creating brighter, more easily accessible spaces designed to help residents continue to live independently. Properties at Mallard Court and Leander ...

18 October, 2022
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Lovell expands business with Later Living

|Date: 26 February, 2021

Lovell expands business with Later Living

Partnership housing business Lovell has announced that Morgan Sindall Later Living will join Lovell as a ...

Partnership housing business Lovell has announced that Morgan Sindall Later Living will join Lovell as a new division called Lovell Later Living. This announcement comes as the UK housing industry fac ...

26 February, 2021
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Three million Britons lonely due to housing situation

|Date: 2 December, 2019

Three million Britons lonely due to housing situation

A new report released by the Community Led Homes partnership, reveals that more than one third (36%) of t ...

A new report released by the Community Led Homes partnership, reveals that more than one third (36%) of those who live on their own say they feel lonely due to their living situation (1). That’s the e ...

2 December, 2019
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Derwent Living launches Virtual Places for older customers to reduce social isolation

|Date: 16 October, 2019

Derwent Living launches Virtual Places for older customers to reduce social isolation

Housing provider Derwent Living has launched a new virtual reality experience for its older customers in ...

Housing provider Derwent Living has launched a new virtual reality experience for its older customers in a bid to support good mental health and reduce social isolation. The project, which is being su ...

16 October, 2019
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