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Care, mental health, and school exclusion: drivers of youth homelessness requiring urgent attention, research says
Young people who have had experience of the care system, have mental health problems, or have faced serial school exclusion have an...
Mar 21, 2024

Commonweal supports new housing initiatives focusing on criminal justice
Commonweal Housing has agreed to fund four innovative feasibility studies evaluating housing-based solutions to injustices within the...
Dec 18, 2023


Housing barriers impact VAWG survivors journey to recovery and independence
This week marks the second week of ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence’, an international moment to call for an end to...
Dec 5, 2023


Unsafe and unsuitable standards for families in emergency accommodation, new report shows
A new report by London-based architects Morris+Company, funded by Commonweal Housing, outlines guidance to improve spatial and design...
Dec 4, 2023

Commonweal’s Conversation with Trustee Dr Elanor Warwick
In this new series, Commonweal’s Conversations , we’re chatting to the people at the heart of change in our sector. From frontline...
Nov 28, 2023


It's about time young adult carers get rights to ensure they have secure housing
Alicia Jones, who has experience as a young adult carer, shares her view on the housing issues young adult carers face on Carers Rights Day.
Nov 23, 2023


Scattered housing options leaving survivors of modern slavery at risk of homelessness and re-trafficking, new research shows
Survivors of modern slavery are at risk of homelessness, destitution or being re-trafficked as a result of an uncoordinated framework and...
Oct 18, 2023


Fiona Mactaggart steps down from Commonweal after 17 years, with legacy in place
Long-standing member of Commonweal, Fiona Mactaggart, becomes an Honorary Patron of the charity after 17 years on the Board of Trustees.
Sep 27, 2023


Commonweal launches first project outside England with East Belfast Mission Â
New property-based pilot project, ‘You’re Home’, provides affordable housing and tenancy support to homeless people across east Belfast.
Sep 25, 2023


Understanding the lack of adequate social housing provision for the LGBTQ+ community in the United Kingdom
It was an honour to be one of four from the University of Birmingham to be awarded the Jane Slowey Memorial Bursary, established in...
Aug 31, 2023


Call for New Ideas: Commonweal were fantastic and supported us all the way through the process
Gaynor Brooke, Head of Services at successful 2022 Call for New Ideas applicant Servol Community Services, reflects on her organisation’s...
Aug 21, 2023


The impacts of regeneration on women in the Tower Hamlets
Grace Hill is a recent graduate from the University of Birmingham’s School of Social Policy, who received the Jane Slowey Memorial Bursary f
Jul 25, 2023


Young adult carers housing project draws to a close
After piloting supportive housing for young adult carers for six years, the Move On Up project housing young adult carers has reached its...
Jul 11, 2023


Birmingham Uni graduates share research into areas of housing and social injustice affecting marginalised groups
Commonweal Housing recently welcomed this year’s Jane Slowey Memorial Bursary students to share their final-year research findings with...
Jul 5, 2023


Aphra Mactaggart joins Commonweal’s Board, furthering Mactaggart family legacy
Commonweal has recently welcomed Aphra Mactaggart to its Board of Trustees. Her appointment further entrenches the philanthropic legacy of
Jul 3, 2023


Former Move on Up resident shares how the project shaped his future
Tim, a tenant of the Move on Up housing project , share his experience as a young adult carer and how the project helped him shape his...
Jun 15, 2023

Commonweal presents 2022/23 Annual Review ‘Commonweal Housing’s New Horizons’
Commonweal Housing has launched its 2022/23 Annual Review: Commonweal Housing’s New Horizons , and celebrated yesterday at the charity’s...
Jun 15, 2023

Housing needs of young adult carers must be recognised or risk homelessness, report warns
Unpaid carers aged 16-25 face potential homelessness unless their housing needs are urgently met in policy, a new report has warned....
Jun 5, 2023


The news made Homes for Ukraine a success, now we must harness it to protect all migrants
This article was originally published in the Chartered Institute of Housing Spring 2023 Housing Rights newsletter . When the...
May 5, 2023


Young adult carers' housing needs must be part of a Carers Action Plan
In partnership with Quaker Social Action and Commonweal, Move on Up provides housing alongside empathetic and specialist support for...
Apr 27, 2023


The true scale of people dying at the hands of exploitative landlords requires urgent attentionÂ
Harrowing figures from the annual homeless count from the Museum of Homelessness paint a bleak picture of the reality facing vulnerable...
Apr 25, 2023


New Trustee brings extensive housing knowledge to Commonweal's Board
Commonweal Housing has recruited experienced researcher Dr. Elanor Warwick to its Board of Trustees.
Mar 29, 2023


Move on Up and Young Carers Action Day 2023
Lois Gallagher, Move on Up Housing and Support Manager, reflects on the theme for this year’s young carers action day: ‘make time for...
Mar 15, 2023


Homes for Ukraine one year on: scheme can be the foundation for better conditions for all migrants
Homes for Ukraine (HfU), the Government’s hosting scheme developed in response to protecting those fleeing the war in Ukraine, could be...
Mar 14, 2023
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