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How the sector can make a Big Change on homelessness
We simply cannot allow the rise in rough sleeping to carry on, writes Riverside’s Chief Executive Carol Matthews. With the recent cold snap, it just makes you think how dreadful it must be to spend a night on the streets and sadly, more people have to. Homelessness remains a massive problem for our country. Just walk down
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 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 moreCommemorating Human Rights Day
Jenny Crocker, Service Manager and Co-Chair of Riverside’s LGBT staff network Spectrum, looks at the importance of Human Rights Day.
Read moreSocial Housing: How do we meet the current challenges?
Paul Hillard, Managing Director of Irvine Housing Association, part of the Riverside group, reflects on the current state of the social housing sector. When asked to produce something that’s titled a “View of ….” anything it’s tempting to drift easily into clichés about changing times and how extraordinary our current operating environment is. And
Read moreRiverside gives cautious welcome to Government’s proposed funding for supported housing
As a major provider of housing with care and support, Riverside has cautiously welcomed yesterday’s Ministerial statement (October 31), setting out proposals for a new funding system for supported housing. The 52,500-home housing association is pleased that the Government has moved a long way from its original plan to restrict housing benefit to Local Housing
Read moreDelivering homes for the North of England
Housing is key to revitalising the North of England, but it’s more important to look to the future than the past, says Carol Matthews, Riverside’s Chief Executive. Good quality, affordable housing of the right type and in the right place is essential to the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. It should also be seen as an
Read moreCelebrating Bi Visibility Day
Homelessness: Riverside’s response to this week’s National Audit Office report
This week’s report from the National Audit Office confirms what we are seeing on a daily basis across the country as we work with more and more people affected by homelessness. As the third largest provider of homelessness services in the country, we are acutely aware of the increase in rough sleepers and people threatened
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