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Straight ally Simon shortlisted for LGBT award

LGBT Awards

One of Riverside’s leading voices for LGBT rights has been shortlisted for a national award.

Simon Allcock, Regional Operations Manager in Riverside’s South and Central division, has been named as one of the country’s top straight allies by the British LGBT Awards.

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Flagship development shortlisted for ‘Best New Development in the North’ award

One of Riverside’s affordable home developments has been shortlisted for a prestigious First Time Buyer Readers’ Award 2017. Eardley Park in Congleton has been shortlisted for ‘Best New Development in the North’ category. Riverside Home Ownership is competing against three other contenders. This category is a new addition to the usual 15 awards roll. It

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New affordable home ownership made possible with £15m funding

Hundreds of more people will be able to get a foot on the property ladder after Riverside secured over £15 million to build more than 500 new homes. We were successful in securing funding from the Homes and Communities Agency’s Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme to give more people the opportunity to have an

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Supported Housing: the new North South Divide

Carol Matthews

Carol Matthews, Riverside’s Chief Executive, examines the regional disparities of Local Housing Allowance rates. Supported housing is high cost and low margin social housing provision, it provides homes and services for the most vulnerable people in society. The Government has acknowledged its importance in the recent consultation document, but the decision to change the way supported housing is

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Help is at hand for tenants affected by Benefit Cap

Stephen Chapman, Riverside’s Community Engagement Project Manager, explains the impact the Benefit Cap is having on tenants. As anyone working in housing knows, changes to the welfare system have come thick and fast in recent years. Now the £20,000-a-year Benefit Cap has been rolled out nationwide, we know that around 250 Riverside customers are affected

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Riverside again named in Stonewall’s Top 100 LGBT-friendly places to work

Riverside Executive Director John Glenton

Riverside has retained its place in Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers’ league table as an LGBT-friendly place to work for the fourth year running. The 55,000-home housing association joins eight other housing providers nationwide in the top 100, in third position within the sector. Riverside is also the best housing association in the North West for

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Manchester City’s U18s support rough sleepers

Manchester City Under-18s players decorate a tree in Newbury House

Players from Manchester City’s Under-18s team spread Christmas cheer and supported homeless people during a visit to Riverside’s Newbury House. The footballers and coaches, supported by City in the Community, handed over warm winter items, decorated the housing and support scheme, and donated supermarket vouchers to those in need. As part of the #BlueChristmas campaign

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A chance to shape your services

Would you like to play a role supporting Riverside’s Board improve services for all our tenants, residents and customers? Remuneration £3k Riverside is establishing a new committee, entitled the Neighbourhood Services Committee. Its purpose will be to support the Board of the Riverside Group Limited by undertaking detailed consideration and monitoring of services. This will

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Help us transform lives by joining our Neighbourhood Services Committee

Remuneration £3k Liverpool Riverside are proud to be one of the largest and leading registered providers of social housing in the UK, offering affordable housing and support to people of all ages and circumstances. As a group of complementary businesses driven by a clear social purpose, our vision is – Transforming Lives, Revitalising neighbourhoods. To further

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