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Justice after release?

By Rebecca Dillon / October 22, 2015

Housing Options for victims of Miscarriage of Justice, report launched today   A report issued today by Commonweal, calls on the government to act to tighten guidance to local councils around their responsibilities to miscarriage of justice victims. Read the report here  MOJ Report FINAL The report follows a pilot housing project Commonweal undertook to house…

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Sadiq vs Zac, what does it mean for housing?

By Rebecca Dillon / October 2, 2015

And we’re off, today essentially marks the beginning of the race to be London’s next mayor with the announcement that Zac Golsdmith is the Tory candidate for next May’s election to City Hall. He will face off against the Labour’s Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry of the Greens, UKIP’s Peter Whittle and George Galloway, the Lib Dems…

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Head in the clouds

By Rebecca Dillon / September 18, 2015

Bob Green is the Chief Executive of Stonewall Housing     I have had a dream ever since I started at Stonewall Housing 10 years ago: to start housing for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people within the United Kingdom. LGBT communities face particular challenges that impact on their housing needs as they…

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Annual Impact Review

By Rebecca Dillon / July 15, 2015

Challenging the injustices of the asylum system, developing innovative shared housing models, offering stable homes for women exiting street-based prostitution – just a taster of the things we have been involved in over the last year. Download our 2014 -15 Annual Impact Review to find out more. You can read about Commonweal Housing’s impact on: the people…

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Social Housing – a national treasure or just the family silver?

By Rebecca Dillon / March 30, 2015

Standing up for the NHS As we start this General Election campaign the National Health Service, our beloved NHS, will be a regular feature in news stories and policy announcements, campaign leaflets and party sound bites.  Who will protect it most……who is it greatest supporter……..who wishes to do away with it?  No doubt the truth…

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Hope for the future – Chrysalis

By Rebecca Dillon / March 30, 2015

Six years on from the launch of Chrysalis, we are now asking whether a lack of support for women exiting prostitution still exists. To help answer this question – Commonweal will commission a 2015 Position Statement outlining the current policies, practices and experiences of women seeking to exit prostitution. Along with our partners St Mungo’s Broadway, we…

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