Injustices facing migrants and young people become Commonweal focus areas
Commonweal Housing has announced its new priority policy areas for the forthcoming years, shifting focus towards injustices faced by young adults and those facing difficult transitions to adulthood, and injustices emerging as a result of migration and human trafficking. The social justice charity will also continue to concentrate efforts on the criminal justice system as…
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Commonweal reacts to Supported Housing Bill
Ashley Horsey, Chief Executive at Commonweal Housing responds to the publication of the full text of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill, which seeks to clamp down on rogue providers of exempt accommodation and establish a local authority management framework. The Supported Housing Bill, sponsored by Bob Blackman MP, is set for its second reading…
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Commonweal reacts to LUHC Committee report into exempt accommodation
Today, the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has published it’s report on the inquiry into exempt accommodation. The report echoes many of the concerns that Commonweal has raised over the past few years and has adopted the majority of recommendations that Commonweal proposed across written and oral evidence sessions. The current system of…
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Webinar helps NGOs and businesses mitigate trafficking risks for displaced Ukrainians, by Commonweal and STOP THE TRAFFIK
Equipped with new research on the migration and trafficking trends emerging from the war in Ukraine, Commonweal Housing and STOP THE TRAFFIK have run a targeted information campaign culminating in a webinar with businesses and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Following qualitative interviews with experts and academics across Europe, STOP THE TRAFFIK – an NGO that combats…
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Commonweal funds new research into human trafficking in Ukraine
Commonweal Housing has provided funding to modern slavery prevention organisation STOP THE TRAFFIK to support its Europe-wide research operation, helping to shine a light on patterns of migration and trafficking for those fleeing the war in Ukraine. The research was conducted via interviews with experts and academics, the findings of which have been targeted at…
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Commonweal funds new feasibility study testing a Housing First alternative to custody for victims of domestic abuse
Commonweal Housing has partnered with Liverpool City Regional Combined Authority to investigate a Housing First approach for female victims of domestic violence who have committed a minor offence. The charity will fund a feasibility study by Liverpool City Regional Combined Authority to test an alternative to custody for women victims of domestic abuse, by providing accommodation…
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