The #SmallerHousingAssociations conference agenda is live! 📋 Join us to champion the work of smaller housing associations. Learn more and book tickets online: ow.ly/xfRp50T3YEY 🐣 Save £100 with super early bird tickets by 20 Sept.

£2.29 BILLION. Councils and families are paying the price for our repeated failure to build enough social housing. We can’t continue like this. We need to: Fund councils 📈 Invest in housing benefit ✅ Build more homes 🏡 crisis.org.uk/about-us/media…

Working in the housing sector? Can you spare a few minutes before the weekend? Our colleagues at akt are gathering data to help fight LGBTQ+ homelessness. There's more info and a link to their survey here: akt.org.uk/housing-survey/

I've started posting on Bluesky at suzannahyoung.bsky.social , hoping to switch completely when possible - please do look me up there for more on #SupportedHousing #OlderPeoplesHousing #EndingHomelessness #StartsAtHome

Senior Councillor Visits GSA Extra Care Scheme to Celebrate Starts at Home Day in a Special Visit bit.ly/3XqeSMa #startsathome

This week Department for Work and Pensions holds their #PensionCreditWeekOfAction to drive take up of this vital support. Policy in Practice analysis shows that over 850,000 older people are eligible for but not claiming Pension Credit, missing out on an average £9,665 per year.

It's more important than ever for pensioners to complete a free benefits assessment. Even if you’re slightly above the threshold for Pension Credit, you might still be eligible for other forms of support. You can check eligibility here: betteroffcalculator.co.uk/login

These figures are a result of a lack of #SocialHousing that has meant a record no. of children and families are growing up in temp accom A long-term #PlanForHousing can solve this crisis and deliver the #SocialHomes needed to help end child homelessness bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

An adequate supply of #supportedhousing can also help to take pressure off residential care as people's needs can be met earlier and prevented from escalating, helping them maintain their independence

🎙️ Did you catch Deven Ghelani speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live Wake up to Money? policyinpractice.co.uk/2024-unclaimed… For Day 3 of the Department for Work and Pensions #PensionCreditWeekOfAction, listen back to the interview with Felicity Hannah on the importance of claiming this crucial benefit.

📂 Today, we launch our research which offers a starting point for systemic change 📂 It underscores the potential of a coordinated, proactive strategy that could transform our approach to homelessness, shifting the focus from reactive crisis management to upstream prevention.

⚪️To collaboratively define the parameters of an ideal programme of sector support to radically advance the prevention of homelessness at local level across England homeless.org.uk/knowledge-hub/…

Move-on is the overlooked part of the homelessness system, and it needs to be fixed dlvr.it/TCrh2V #ukhousing

Ahead of the #AutumnStatement we are calling for ring-fence funding to provide housing & support to all who need it. That should be a key part of a long-term plan for #SupportedHousing that ensures everyone can live as independently as possible, in a home that meets their needs.

Really great to see SCIE calling on the new Government to prioritise #supportedhousing #StartsAtHome scie.org.uk/scies-calls-on…

#Supportedhousing is vital in the fight against #homelessness, so why don’t we talk about it more? EvolveLDN in Housing Today housingtoday.co.uk/comment/suppor… We definitely still need to raise awareness of the benefits of supported housing #StartsAtHome

Paul Smith, CEO Elim Housing NHF Events webinar on partnership working to deliver supported housing: it's much better for people to move into independent living than into hospital! We more need #supported housing so people can live independently & to take pressure off the #NHS

An inspiring visit to Alpha on Merseyside yesterday as part of Starts at Home Day, alongside colleagues from Liverpool City Region and Wirral Council. We spent the morning speaking with residents at Poppyfields, an extra care scheme on the Wirral...

Great to see more #StartsAtHome visits happening! #supportedhousing

Research by ImogenBlood&Assoc for National Housing Federation showed that over half of people ready to move on from #supportedhousing couldn't because they couldn't find an affordable housing solution. We need to #buildsocialhousing to help people move on into independent living housing.org.uk/resources/rese…