How housing policy is making our job harder
‘Doing the right thing’ has been a constant aim throughout our 14 years of work to combat social injustices through housing. The landscape of housing policy, however, hasn’t been quite as constant.
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Host housing is the only option for many – and councils can help ensure it works well
More and more groups of vulnerable people are relying on schemes that allow them to stay in a spare room of a member of the public. Amy Doyle explains the role local authorities should – and shouldn’t – play
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“I gave my spare room to an 18-year-old I didn’t know”
Kirsty Lowe (women’s advocate and host, and co-founder of MammaKind) shares her experience of the highs and lows of being a host
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A decade of learning: how charities must innovate in the 2020s
Ashley Horsey reflects on ten years as CEO of Commonweal Housing, and suggests how charities should adapt their strategies for the new decade
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The other election: Commonweal’s key asks for the next Mayor of London
Ashley Horsey reflects on the housing policy changes that must be delivered by the next Mayor of London to tackle the housing crisis
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The social harm of student fuel poverty
Alex Cirant-Taljaard takes us through his undergraduate research into student fuel poverty, and the impact of receiving the Jane Slowey Memorial Bursary 2018
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