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BBC award-winning chef shares passion for cooking with residents at homeless hostel in Kent
‘Healthy eating on a budget’ is a mantra that award-winning chef Mike Spackman religiously shares far and wide…and his passion for cooking nutritious meals is making a huge impact with homeless people in Kent. Mike is a regular fixture in the kitchen of The Quays hostel, in Sittingbourne, run by Riverside Care and Support, where
Read moreEvolve shortlisted for two regional awards
Evolve, our in-house repairs service has been named a finalist in the Regional Tpas awards 2018. We’re shortlisted for ‘Excellence in Employment Skills & Training – Contractor’ and ‘Excellence in Contractor Engagement’, for work with Apprenticeships and community engagement. The annual awards recognise people, ideas and organisations that shape tenant engagement and contribute to driving
Read moreConsultation on changing the way we serve customers
Changes to our frontline service mean customers will see us out and about in their neighbourhoods more than ever. And if they’re not around, there are plenty of other ways to access services online and over the phone. So we are consulting with customers and others about proposals to close the reception desk at offices
Read moreRiverside’s response to the Government’s consultation on housing costs for sheltered housing and extra care accommodation
Riverside is one of the largest charitable housing association groups in the country, owning and managing over 53,000 homes across England and Scotland. We are a significant provider of supported housing, delivering homes and services to over 10,000 customers across 872 schemes. Of these 223 schemes are sheltered housing and 15 are extra care. We
Read moreHomelessness: Funding for short-term supported housing must remain in the main welfare system – Riverside’s response to Government consultation
Riverside is one of the largest charitable housing association groups in the country, owning and managing over 53,000 homes across England and Scotland. We are a large provider of supported housing, delivering homes and services to over 10,000 customers across 872 services. We are England’s third largest provider of homelessness services. We welcome the Government’s
Read moreGo-ahead for £4.8m new homes plan in Carlisle
Planning permission has been granted to build 40 new homes for affordable rent in Carlisle – providing much-needed new social housing in the town. The £4.8 million development in Beverley Rise, Harraby, will offer residents two and three bedroomed semi-detached homes with gardens and off-street parking. All of the 40 new builds are for affordable
Read moreContacting us on Friday 19 January, 2018
We’re experiencing an unusually high number of calls to the Customer Service Centre this morning, Friday 19 January. To avoid a lengthy wait, if you have an enquiry that isn’t an emergency, you might be better calling us this afternoon. Don’t forget our phone lines are staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Read more“Now I can see how far I’ve come”
Four years ago, Ian James was reading mathematics at university and enjoying all the trappings of student life. But a car accident was set to change things forever. Struggling to cope and at risk of becoming homeless, Ian (25) found help at Cangle Foyer. “Within the space of a year, my life had changed beyond
Read moreTime for a more thoughtful look at rents
Following the rent settlement announcement, it is time to have a real think about how rent-setting can be made affordable, transparent and consistent, says Riverside’s Chief Executive Carol Matthews. The sector has celebrated the return (from 2020/21) to maximum rent increases of CPI + 1%. At Riverside, we welcomed the announcement too, and the impact it
Read moreEmergency shelter available to rough sleepers in freezing weather
Rough sleepers across the country can access emergency shelter in freezing weather this winter. Riverside Care and Support is offering places to stay so people sleeping on the streets have a place to go that’s warm and dry when temperatures plummet. Emergency shelter is available when what’s known as Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) comes
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