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The hostile environment: what social landlords need to know | John Perry
There have been reports of people being told they are not eligible for social housing - it’s essential that staff know the rules

John Perry

30, May, 2018 @6:33 AM

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Building refugee camps reminds me why shelter is a basic human need
The despair and misery I have seen in my work with the UN has made me realise my skills as a civil engineer have a direct impact on the survival of refugees

Charles Campbell

20, Dec, 2016 @7:41 AM

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'I can't believe how I've flowered as a tenant on a housing board'
Being a member of the Lewisham Homes board has helped Ophelia Bobori develop new skills and given residents a voice of challenge and probity

Rachel Shabi

24, May, 2016 @10:41 AM

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How can we fix a problem as complex as homelessness?
An estimated 200,000 people escaped homelessness last year. But for professionals helping vulnerable people, measuring success is far from simple

Naomi Larsson Piñeda

19, Nov, 2015 @7:09 AM

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Housing associations can help keep refugees off the streets
Up to 90% of Syrian and other asylum seekers who make it to Britain face homelessness. Social landlords can offer advice, support – and homes

John Perry

29, Oct, 2015 @7:03 AM

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Worklessness and social housing: a look behind the numbers
Social housing is stigmatised for high rates of unemployment among tenants, but there’s more to the numbers than meets the eye

Veronika Gstir

18, Aug, 2015 @9:16 AM

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The housing association that will no longer build homes for the poor
Genesis housing association blames the government in its decision to drop social housing, but funds thinktanks that influence policies which force its hand

Tom Murtha

07, Aug, 2015 @10:31 AM

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Living wage in the social housing sector: what housing associations told us
Lowest-paid staff in social housing sector get below the living wage, at an average of £7.69 per hour, Guardian survey finds

Liam Kelly

25, Jun, 2015 @6:20 AM

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Housing association chiefs earn up to 23 times more than rank and file staff
Full extent of pay gap between highest- and lowest-paid staff in Britain’s social housing sector is revealed by a Guardian Housing Network analysis

Liam Kelly

25, Jun, 2015 @6:00 AM

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'Government should commit to building more affordable homes' – CIH chief
Charted Institute of Housing chief executive Terrie Alafat on her new role and how to get the housing sector’s voice heard by government

Kim Thomas

22, Jun, 2015 @11:30 AM

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Social housing staff endure long hours and high stress levels, survey finds
Guardian survey reveals worrying working culture among housing staff – but workers are still better off than many colleagues in other public services

Liam Kelly

10, Jun, 2015 @8:35 AM

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Councils should help rough sleepers, not fine them
Rough sleeping has risen by 55% in five years but some councils are treating people forced onto the streets as criminals rather than victims

Jon Sparkes

03, Jun, 2015 @10:00 AM

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