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Tobey’s story – the vital role of veterans supported housing

Riverside operates three specialist supported housing services for veterans in Aldershot, North Yorkshire and Middlesbrough, as well as delivering two housing advice services.   These services work with veterans with the most complex support needs, including mental and physical health, substance misuse, drug and alcohol dependency and offending behaviour.   However, owing to a loss of centralised

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Homelessness prevention can save councils millions and end cycle of despair for families 

 Sefton Council saves £900,000 thanks to homelessness prevention scheme with 96% success rate  By John Glenton, Executive Director of Care and Support at Riverside  Tackling homelessness after it has happened can be expensive.  The latest Government figures for 2020/21 show that the total spend on temporary accommodation for homeless households was £1.36bn.   Meanwhile the total expenditure

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New rough sleeping strategy proves Government is responding – but history tells us more help may be needed to tackle homelessness during a recession

John Glenton, Executive Director of Care & Support

By John Glenton, Executive Director of Care and Support at Riverside Government does listen. The Government’s new Rough Sleeping Strategy entitled “Ending Rough Sleeping for Good” shows Whitehall and Westminster have listened and responded to feedback from experts in the homelessness sector. The strategy provides a £2bn spending commitment over the next three years which

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Menopause Peer Support Group at Riverside

One year since the launch of our Menopause Peer Support Group I can’t believe it has been a year since we held the first Menopause Peer Support group meeting. I started the group because I had suffered for a number of years with menopause symptoms, brain fog, poor memory, forgetting words and anxiety and recognised

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Embracing the Homes for Cathy commitments mean social landlords have a responsibility to prevent and end homelessness

By John Glenton, Executive director for Riverside Care and Support and chair of the National Housing Federation homelessness steering group Today, to mark World Homeless Day I am taking part in the Homes for Cathy National Conference in London. Attending the conference has offered me the opportunity to reflect on the Homes for Cathy movement,

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Pioneering homelessness prevention pilot saves almost £900,000 for the public purse

Riverside Housing’s ‘payment-by-results’ approach achieves 96% success rate, transforming the lives of 36 families in Sefton, Merseyside  A pioneering homelessness prevention pilot programme has transformed the lives of 36 families in Sefton, Merseyside, by taking a new approach to protecting and supporting some of the most vulnerable families in the borough.  The pilot scheme, which

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Celebrating Non-Binary People’s Day

By Liam Smith, Support Worker International Non-Binary People’s Day is celebrated each year on July 14, aiming to raise awareness of the issues non-binary people face around the world. Non-binary is an umbrella term for gender identities that are not solely male or female, existing outside the gender binary where the classification of gender is

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Right to buy – what you need to know

Roof tops in Headingley, Leeds.

The Government recently announced that they were looking to extend Right to Buy to housing association tenants, with government pledging to build a new social home for every one sold. So, what does that mean for you and what should you do if you are interested? Read our quick guide below:  To be eligible for

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