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Commonweal wins Gold IADA Award for 2021 Annual Review

By Megan Fereday / September 1, 2021

In It Together, the 2021 annual review from Commonweal Housing, has won a Gold Award at the International Annual Report Design Awards. In It Together celebrated the achievements of Commonweal’s partnerships with frontline organisations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, serving those hit hardest by the housing and coronavirus crises. The report presented a range of recommendations…

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Freedom Day: a hollow promise for those with NRPF

By Megan Fereday / July 19, 2021

As coronavirus restrictions lift, vulnerable migrants with NRPF are facing the prospect of returning to life without shelter.

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Three University of Birmingham students researching housing and COVID-19 to be supported with Jane Slowey Memorial Bursary 2021

By Megan Fereday / July 7, 2021

Commonweal Housing is proud to present three more students from the University of Birmingham’s School of Social Policy with a bursary, in memory of our late trustee and friend, Jane Slowey CBE.

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In It Together: Commonweal Housing reveals vital learning from a year like no other in annual review

By Megan Fereday / July 5, 2021

Commonweal Housing’s annual review calls for urgent improvements to housing provision for those most harshly affected by the COVID19 pandemic.

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Learning the unexpected: how changed circumstances can present new opportunities for reflection and understanding

By Megan Fereday / May 17, 2021

Ashley Horsey, Leila Baker and Matthieu Lambert come together to share the lessons learned from Enterprise Homes Group’s ‘Roof Space’ project, piloted during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Charity seeks new housing-based project partnerships to tackle social injustices

By Megan Fereday / April 12, 2021

Commonweal Housing has opened a new call for housing-based project ideas from charitable organisations working to tackle social injustice.

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