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Fiona Mactaggart steps down from Commonweal after 17 years, with legacy in place

By Harry Williams / September 27, 2023

Long-standing member of Commonweal Housing, the Rt Honorable Fiona Mactaggart, has become an Honorary Patron of the charity, stepping down from the Board of Trustees after 17 years. Mactaggart, who served as a Member of Parliament for Slough from 1997 to 2017, leaves a lasting legacy at Commonweal, having shaped the vision and trajectory of…

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Commonweal Housing searching for new Trustee

By Lauren Aronin / September 27, 2023

At Commonweal Housing we are driven by a desire to address injustice. We understand the role housing plays in bringing stability and promoting aspiration. Working in partnership with expert support providers we facilitate, enable, pilot and test bespoke housing-based solutions designed to support vulnerable and disadvantaged people. However, we don’t stop at just providing resources…

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Commonweal launches first project outside England with East Belfast Mission  

By Lauren Aronin / September 25, 2023

‘You’re Home’, a new property-based pilot project providing affordable housing and tenancy support to homeless people across east Belfast officially launched last week. The new project, running in partnership between the Northern Irish homeless charity East Belfast Mission (EBM) and social justice charity Commonweal Housing, marks the first time Commonweal has launched a project outside of England.…

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Commonweal offering funding to pilot housing ideas addressing injustices within the criminal justice system

By Lauren Aronin / August 21, 2023

Social justice charity Commonweal Housing is offering funding to frontline organisations across the UK to test new and innovative housing-based solutions to address injustices within the criminal justice system. Through the charity’s Call for New Ideas partnership programme, Commonweal invites not-for-profit organisations to apply for funding between £5,000-10,000 to conduct a short-term feasibility study to…

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Young adult carers housing project draws to a close

By Lauren Aronin / July 11, 2023

After piloting supportive housing for young adult carers for six years, the Move On Up project housing young adult carers has reached its scheduled ending. The project leaves behind a wealth of learnings and recommendations to help address the housing needs of this vulnerable and overlooked cohort. Between 2017-2023, Move on Up provided shared housing…

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Birmingham Uni graduates share research into areas of housing and social injustice affecting marginalised groups

By Lauren Aronin / July 5, 2023

Commonweal Housing recently welcomed this year’s Jane Slowey Memorial Bursary students to share their final-year research findings with Commonweal staff, Trustees and friends. In memory of Commonweal’s late Trustee, Jane Slowey CBE, who sadly passed away in 2017, the charity set up the Jane Slowey Memorial Bursary. The Bursary offers four students from the University…

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