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The Social Value of Employment Support
By Nick Stephenson Employment and training manager The social housing sector delivers a range of services designed to make a significant impact on improving health, finances and wellbeing for customers. But with the mounting pressure on housing associations to find the 1% cut in rent to tenants, set out by the government in
Read moreStorm warnings issued – are you flood aware?
As the Met Office issue another severe weather warning for Storm Gertrude heading towards the UK why not check you are prepared for potential flooding. For local flood information you can contact Floodline on 0345 9881188 Did you know you can register online with Floodline Warnings Direct service if your home or business is
Read moreRiverside to trial Right to Buy for housing association tenants on Merseyside
Tenants of local housing association Riverside in the Merseyside area will be among the first in the country to get the chance to buy their own home as part of a pilot Voluntary Right to Buy scheme. Tenants will be able to apply for a place on the pilot from this week which could help
Read moreCommunity engagement event on Hull extra care
Hull residents are invited to a series of events on Thursday (28 January) to find out more about an innovative housing development in the city and have their say on artwork which will feature there. In partnership with Hull City Council, Riverside and Wates Living Space Homes are building three extra care facilities across the
Read moreMaking health savings through housing
By: Sally Nicholson, Riverside’s Head of Health and Care At Riverside, we bring together a range of health and care service models that blend housing and support for people with care needs. Apart from providing a safe and socially active place to live, extra care housing services enable us to help people manage their long-term
Read moreChange grants awarded to Riverside to help end homelessness
By: Helen Gore, Riverside’s Head of Supported Housing To help us continue to transform the lives of the people living in our supported services, we are delighted to announce that we have been awarded with a total of £400,000 from the Homes and Communities Agency’s Homelessness Change fund for 2016. We have been granted £250,000
Read moreNorth Bransholme: a shining example of how estates can be regenerated
In David Cameron’s recent article in The Sunday Time, he raises the issue of the negative influence of housing estates on people’s lives, stating that “some of them…. are actually entrenching poverty in Britain”. The Prime Minister argues that attempts to regenerate estates in the past had “failed”. Carl Mitchell, Riverside’s Assistant Director of Operations,
Read moreVolunteering gives colleagues in Hull a Christmas glow
Emma Smith, Money Advisor based at our North Bransholme office, Hull talks about her volunteering experience for Hull Foodbank/Trussell Trust. After much discussion in the Riverside North Bransholme office, eight members of the team decided that we wanted to volunteer for our local Trussell Trust Food Bank in Hull. Riverside North Bransholme already work in
Read more#OneWish to end homelessness this Christmas
By: Tonia Punter-Ojong, Riverside Customer Involvement Advisor This Christmas, we should take some time to reflect on how fortunate we are to have a roof over our heads. People lose their homes and end up on the streets, often through no fault of their own, so it’s important that we offer compassion, thought, and good
Read moreShowing illegal sub-letting the door
A tenancy fraud awareness campaign by Riverside in the South East has proven to be showing illegal sub-letting the door, with twelve illegally occupied properties returned since May this year. Tenancy fraud is a wider South East problem, with all local authorities tackling the issue. A key amnesty launched by Riverside was designed to allow
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