Posted 18.10.16
Shelter: Report link
The Living Home Standard defines what an acceptable home should provide. It looks at what we should all be able to expect from our home in order to secure our wellbeing and provide a foundation from which we can build and live our lives.
The Standard is the product of nine months of research undertaken by Ipsos MORI on behalf of Shelter and British Gas, and involved discussion groups, workshops and quantitative surveys as well as an online community.
The result is a list of 39 attributes which define the Living Home Standard, split between essentials that all homes must meet and tradables which take account of differing needs and priorities between households.
A home must meet all of the essential attributes a third to one half of the tradable attributes in each dimension. Based on that, the report concludes that 43% of all homes do not meet the Living Home Standard.
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Posted 07.10.16
24Housing: Article link and award winners
The fourth 24housing awards winners have been published, with 14 awards being given out to a range of categories.
The winner of the highly coveted 'Housing Professional of the Year' award was Shenade Hegarty of Stockport Homes.
The winner of the 'Affordable Housing Scheme of the Year' award was Spectrum Housing Group for their Weston Lane scheme.
Other winners included Longhurst Group (Best Training Scheme), Southdown Housing Association (Care & Support Provider of the Year), Berneslai Homes (Best Apprenticeship Scheme) and South Yorkshire Housing Association Best Green Scheme.