Housing

Communities Housing Local Government

Attitudes to specialist housing must change to support ageing population

As the ageing population in the UK grows, so does the reporting around loneliness, isolation, care scandals and budget cuts. We need to do more to help our older people remain independent, healthy and integrated. It’s important for care providers, developers, local authorities and planners to wake up to the solutions available, particularly around housing.

Communities Housing Regeneration

Creating a community-controlled economy in Buffalo, New York

Communities Housing Local Government Regeneration

Public investment needed to solve housing crisis

Communities Housing Local Government

Just how good are you at relationships?

Communities Housing Local Government Regeneration

A new vision for Scotland (and the UK)

Communities Housing Local Government Regeneration

Time for a hutting revival in Scotland?

Communities Good Local Economics Housing Local Government

Owenstown and the new garden city movement

Communities Housing Local Government

Tenants can be at the heart of local social change

Communities Housing Local Government

Can collaborative leadership reduce stress on frontline housing professionals?

Collaboration is good for communities and frontline workers, but it’s not an easy process. Dominic Macdonald-Wallace offers a step by step approach.

The Frontline Futures report last week stated that housing staff are increasingly expected to fill the gap left by the withdrawal of other services. There is also evidence that stepping into that vacuum without the skills and knowledge to be effective is taking a toll on our colleagues as they support stressed residents.