A £14m Extra Care housing development that was put on hold, because of the Government’s proposal to cap benefits, has been resurrected. Riverside and Rochdale Borough Council had been working on plans for the 88 unit Extra Care scheme for over-55s and 10 Shared Ownership bungalows in Langley, when Ministers announced plans to cap the

  Carlisle tenants who have signed up to a unique training programme with free driving lessons have deemed it a lifeline and a passport to gaining employment. The Driving Back to Work course is thanks to housing association Riverside who have put together a month-long course and 14 driving lessons to help their tenants get

Here’s Danny who works as a Housing Services Processing Officer at Riverside, and his role involves looking after customers’ accounts across the country. The 28-year-old is studying Housing Management level 2 with the Chartered Institute of Housing, and thanks to the Apprenticeship Levy it has given him the chance to gain a professional qualification and

Here’s Rachael who is currently Universal Credit Manager at Riverside, her role is to make sure we’re ready to support customers who are making a claim. Rachael is 38-years-old and studying Operational and Departmental Management level 5 working in her full-time role while also looking after her two young children. What does your job entail?

Last year we shared Tom’s story when he began studying the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) level 4 under the Apprenticeship Levy scheme. Since then the 24-year-old has been promoted from accounts payable assistant to financial accounts assistant, now looking after the fiscal records for building developments at Riverside. Today we hear more about his

On National Apprenticeship Week 23-year-old Megan Duggan, our Customer Involvement Officer for South and Central regions of England, explains how studying a Digital Marketing course is helping her to engage with tenants more effectively. As Customer Involvement Officer, part of my role is to give customers the tools and knowledge to have their say about

It’s National Apprenticeship Week, making it a great time to unveil Riverside’s revised GROW Trainee scheme! The programme was set up in 2010 to help people with little or no work experience obtain the skills they need to gain employment. Lee Bailey, Riverside’s National Volunteering Manager, explains more about the new trainee offer… The GROW (Giving

Meet Lee, 33, our professional development manager at Riverside. Lee is responsible for supporting you on your career and development journey to improve performance and ability. He works with our diverse and skilled colleagues to harness and grow talent within the business and is looking to create more development opportunities for colleagues and our communities.