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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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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Report finds ‘enormous’ benefits of community-led housing projects in London
04/12/2019 – A new study has uncovered far-reaching benefits of community-led housing projects which could play a role in tackling London’s housing crisis.
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