Helen Watson, Chief Executive of homelessness charity Rentstart (UK) Ltd, recounts the story of creating Freedom2Work (2016 – 2021), an innovative project helping homeless individuals overcome barriers to employment.

Lily Soaper, recipient of Commonweal’s Jane Slowey Memorial Bursary for 2024/2025, shared a detailed analysis of her research conducted as part of her undergraduate dissertation in Social Policy at the University of Birmingham.

Emma Bull, a University of Birmingham Social Policy graduate, shares key findings from her research exploring the representations of homeless people in charity advertising.

New Supported Housing regulation has to strike a difficult balance.

Commonweal Housing has published its latest annual review, entitled Building Together, reflecting on the past twelve months of  investigating housing solutions to social issues.

Project lead Tom Dinnen shares initial insights from the You're Home project and outlines plans for scaling it up.

Ahead of the project, Gaynor Brooke, Director of Services at Servol, discusses the significance of stable housing for this group and the support that the project will offer.

We spoke with Suleiman Abdulahi, Founder and Director of HAPANI, to understand the challenges that refugees face and how their project aims to improve these outcomes. 

Ahead of commencing this project in late 2025, Deirdre Canavan, Senior Services Manager at Depaul NI, highlights the challenges faced by women prison leavers and how their new project aims to address these issues.

In this blog, Judith Moran, Director of Quaker Social Action, shares the journey of creating the first-ever housing project dedicated to supporting young adult carers.

Four final-year University of Birmingham students recently presented their insightful dissertation research projects investigating topical housing and social policy areas, having been awarded the Jane Slowey Memorial Bursary for 2024/25.

In this blog, Bob Green OBE, Head of Operations at Tonic Housing, recounts their quest to address the housing needs of older LGBT+ individuals.

For those affected by social injustices, including survivors of domestic violence and destitute migrants, poor mental health and the...

Commonweal have co-produced a timely report investigating the feasibility of Housing First responses in rural settings.

Single Homeless Project (SHP), Solace Women’s Aid, and Commonweal Housing have outlined a new Housing First model for homeless couples,...

Joanne Lumb, Development Manager for Housing at the South West homeless charity Julian House , reflects on their experience developing...

Commonweal Housing has appointed longstanding trustee Russ Edwards, a qualified architect and experienced developer, as the Vice-Chair of...

With 40% of homeless women citing domestic abuse as a contributing factor,   safe and accessible housing options are crucial for helping...

Nearly one in five LGBTQ+ people in the UK face homelessness at some point in their lifetime, according to Stonewall Housing.  ...

Last week, the Committee of Public Accounts released their Tackling homelessness report, which examines rising homelessness, and various...

Commonweal Housing has partnered with five frontline organisations to test new housing and support models, all of which aim to address...

Commonweal Housing is proud to announce the appointment of Amarjit Bains as Chair of the Board of Trustees.

New research identifies the current challenges prison leavers face accessing stable housing and suitable support, including limited...

Poor housing conditions and insecure living arrangements are significant challenges facing vulnerable migrants, those in the asylum...