Waiting for the Housing Buses
This week the Government showed their hand on rough sleeping and social housing. In what could be described as a sensible series of coordinated announcements, the Government has released both its Rough Sleeping Strategy, (to tackle one of the most extreme manifestations of the housing crisis) followed the very next day by the long awaited…
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Commonweal Pods Shortlisted for 24Housing Awards
We are pleased to announce that the Commonweal Pods have been shortlisted for the Innovation category in the 24Housing Awards. This follows the Pods receiving a runner up award at the Homeless Link Under One Roof Conference in July. Designed by Reeds Watts Architects, the Pods are the winner of our Starter for 10 competition,…
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Making the Case report into Peer Landlord and a Supportive Shared Housing approach released
The Commonweal funded Making the Case report into supportive shared housing and the Peer Landlord model in particular has been released.
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Commonweal receives recognition for Pods at Homeless Link Conference
Showcasing the Pods at the Homeless Link Conference in Leicestershire, Commonweal and partners Thames Reach were awarded second place in the Innovation in Housing category at the Homeless Link “Under One Roof” conference Excellence Awards. The awards ceremony was the first time Homeless Link have held awards. Two of Commonweal’s projects were nominated for the…
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LivShare: Co-Living without the expensive add-ons
LivShare creator Andy Redfearn shares his views on the concept and what he hopes to achieve with the model
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Commonweal Publish 2017/18 Annual Impact Review and Project Videos
Commonweal is delighted to announce the publication of their 2017/18 annual impact review alongside a series of short videos exploring our work.
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