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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Women-specific hosting could help women facing impossible choices
27/01/2020 – Host housing schemes can be a positive option for some women but must be more women-focussed and where appropriate offer women-only hosting, finds a report published today by Commonweal Housing
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Commonweal selected for Spring Impact’s Scale Accelerator
09/01/2020 – Commonweal Housing have been selected to take part in this year’s Scale Accelerator, joining a cohort of five UK change-maker charities and social enterprises, with an ambition to scale their impact.
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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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Listen: What is exempt accommodation and why is it becoming a problem?
A recent report highlighted failures in a particular sub-sector of housing that often escapes regulation. Termed ‘non-commissioned exempt accommodation’, its function is to place a roof over the head of people with nowhere else to go.
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