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Starts at Home 2023 – Middlesbrough
Hear from Stages Academy in Middlesbrough, our scheme that offers trial flats for the most vulnerable and socially excluded homeless people.
Read moreRiverside asks Government to provide support for energy bills
Riverside has joined 33 of the UK’s leading housing associations to call on Government to provide targeted support for low-income households to avoid energy hardship this winter.
Read moreRiverside given green light to rebuild Palace Fields Local Centre
Riverside’s ambitious plans to transform Palace Fields in Halton Lea has been given the green light after Halton Borough’s planning committee voted to grant planning permission on Monday 7 August 2023. Submitted to Halton Borough Council in March following extensive consultation with the community, the approved application will mean the demolition of 26 homes and
Read moreSupporting our customers to fly high with Barclays Digital Wings
Riverside is excited to announce a new partnership with The Barclays Digital Eagles to provide an innovative online platform to help our customers improve their digital skills. The Barclays Digital Wings portal has over 75 courses available, covering an array of topics that are designed to give people practical digital skills in bite sized chunks.
Read moreRiverside and Countryside Partnerships agree affordable housing deal, enabling 170-home estate regeneration
Riverside and Countryside Partnerships, the UK’s leading developer, have agreed a deal for the 170-home redevelopment of the Pike Close estate in Bromley, which includes the provision of new homes for the 92 households currently living on the estate, with their rent and tenancy terms protected. Designed by architects HTA, the new development will replace
Read moreCo-production Week 2023 – Mickey’s story
I joined Riverside in 2016 as a support worker at Old Tea Warehouse, a supported accommodation project for homeless adults between 18 and 65, having previously worked in a night shelter in St Albans for a few years. Since then, I have undertaken a variety of different roles, managing Supported Accommodation, Retirement Living and Floating
Read more83,602 thank yous for Marie Curie fundraising efforts
After four successful years of fundraising, we’ve now come to the end of our corporate charity partnership with Marie Curie, an incredible cause that provides care and support for people living with terminal illness and their families. Since 2019, colleagues and customers across Riverside have raised a staggering £83,602.10 for Marie Curie, all thanks to
Read moreRiverside set to transform more than 1,000 homes through £26m decarbonisation project
More than 1,000 Riverside families and customers are set to receive transformative new energy efficiency works to their homes thanks to a £26million new investment. A combination of £12.7m of Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) money, secured via the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), and an additional £13m from Riverside, will fund
Read moreRiverside announces new customer research partner
Riverside can today announce a new long-term research partnership with social and market research agency, IFF Research. From July, IFF will become Riverside’s partner, asking customers for independent, confidential feedback across a range of services that Riverside provides. You can find more information on the range of customer satisfaction surveys they will help Riverside to
Read moreMen’s Health Week – Spotlight on trans men’s health
Spotlight on trans men’s health, written by Michael Gill, Co-chair of Pride Network. Michael consulted with Christian Owens who is a transgender man and Founder at GenderSpaceUK. Christian is a professional speaker who has worked with Riverside to deliver Trans Awareness education by sharing his personal journey and lived experience of gender transition.
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