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Commonweal Housing welcomes Social Housing White Paper
Today, the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government has published its Social Housing White Paper, titled The Charter for...
Nov 17, 2020


Locked Out episode three: housing for Black and minoritised survivors
The impacts of the housing crisis are wide reaching and intersectional: colliding with other social issues like cuts to specialist...
Nov 4, 2020


Locked Out episode two: housing and the criminal justice system
For people in contact with the criminal justice system, access to safe housing is vital to moving onto independent and stable lives. Yet...
Oct 21, 2020


Locked Out: a new podcast from Commonweal Housing
In the midst of a national housing crisis, it is obvious to most of us that too many people are locked out of safe, secure housing in the...
Oct 7, 2020


Shared accommodation has a role to play in helping homeless people
We must be cautious about throwing the baby out with the bathwater over talk of ending shared housing for homeless people, writes Ashley Horsey
Aug 24, 2020


Millions saved to public purse by project supporting homeless people to work and save
A new project is helping people at risk of homelessness into stable housing and employment, saving over £2m in costs to society, a new study has shown.
Aug 4, 2020


Commonweal Housing 2019-20 annual review explores 'making room' for building solutions to social injustice
Commonweal Housing is today launching its annual impact review for 2019/2020, looking back on its work and achievements from the past year.
Jul 6, 2020


Steve Douglas CBE: What I’m taking from nine years on the Board of Commonweal to my role as CEO of St Mungo’s
Steve Douglas CBE reflects on his time guiding the work of Commonweal Housing as a Trustee and Chair, as he moves on to lead the homelessness charity St Mungos.
Jul 1, 2020


Four University of Birmingham students to benefit from Jane Slowey Memorial Bursary
Commonweal Housing and the University of Birmingham are proud to present the newest recipients of the Jane Slowey Memorial Bursary.
Jun 24, 2020


Watch - Carers' Week webinar 2020: housing for young adult carers
On the 10th June 2020, Commonweal were joined by the Learning and Work Institute, QSA, Tim Loughton MP and young carer Katie, to discuss the housing needs of young adult carers.
Jun 22, 2020


Commonweal Housing appoints new Chair of Board
Jack Mactaggart has been appointed Chair of housing and social justice charity Commonweal Housing, after serving as its Vice Chair for the past year.
Jun 22, 2020


Move On Up – housing and support for young adult carers
Nicola Aylward (Learning and Work Institute) blogs on the findings of the final evaluation of our Move On Up project for young adult carers.
Jun 10, 2020


Unique project is addressing previously unmet housing need for young adult carers
An innovative new project from Commonweal and Quaker Social Action is providing crucial support to young adult carers, according to an independent evaluation, published today.
Jun 10, 2020


Commonweal Pods highly beneficial for night shelter guests – report
A new report has found that an innovative flat-pack accommodation project developed by Commonweal Housing and ReedWatts Architects has...
May 26, 2020


We must invest in small charities to support marginalised groups
This article was originally published in Civil Societ y. The new society we build from this crisis must finally put the most marginalised...
May 15, 2020


No recourse to public funds: systemic nonsense causing social injustice
The UK Government's 'no recourse to public funds' policy has now been ruled unlawful by the High Court. CEO Ashley Horsey reflects on our work with Praxis Community Projects to mitigate its damaging effects.
May 11, 2020


Housing for the most marginalised needs to be a long-term priority, even when we don’t need it to protect the rest of us
Connie writes about how social distancing has changed the national perspective on housing for the most marginalised
Apr 3, 2020


St Mungo's Homeless Couples and Relationships Toolkit is a vital resource for every organisation working with homeless women
At Commonweal, a key measure of success for projects we are involved in is the extent to which other organisations can build on our...
Apr 2, 2020


Innovative domestic abuse partnership gives women chance to stabilise, recover and ‘hope and dream’ for the future
A new pilot partnership between Solace Women’s Aid , Commonweal Housing and Southwark Council reports major benefits for vulnerable...
Mar 4, 2020


Housing project for young adult carers is addressing a gap in provision
Commonweal Housing, Learning and Work Institute and Quaker Social Action have today published interim findings of an evaluation of the Move On Up project.
Feb 27, 2020


We must collaborate to promote innovative modular housing for vulnerable people
George Fisher shares the findings of his report for Commonweal into modular design, and its role in the future of housing for vulnerable groups.
Feb 13, 2020


Greater collaboration and creativity needed to release the potential of modular housing
13/02/2020 - A new report published today by Commonweal Housing calls for collaboration and creativity to overcome some of the barriers facing modular construction.
Feb 13, 2020


Host housing is the only option for many – and councils can help ensure it works well
This article by Amy Doyle, Deputy CEO at Commonweal, was originally published in Inside Housing . A home with an abusive partner. A...
Feb 5, 2020


Women-specific hosting could help women facing impossible choices
Host housing schemes can be a positive option for some women but must be more women-focussed and where appropriate offer women-only...
Jan 27, 2020
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