Telecoms Network - is your emergency equipment ready? The official switchover deadline is just around the cornerWebinar date: Thursday 9th July 2026,  11am - 12 noon   The UK’s telecoms network is turning off traditional analogue landlines (PSTN) and switching over to a...

HOSTED BY INDEPENDENT AGE - Benefits when you reach State Pension age | Hoarding | Housing Benefit | Falls and how to avoid them The Almshouse Association is pleased to offer a great selection of free webinars to members, hosted...

Don't forget to cast your votes! We are pleased to invite you to our seventy-fifth AGM.  The Almshouse Association 75th Annual General Meeting will be held via video conferencing on Thursday 25 June 2026 at 11am. As set out in...

💙 It's Volunteer Week! 💙 This week, we're celebrating and saying a huge thank you to all our incredible Members who volunteer their time to run and manage more than 1,600 almshouse charities across the UK. Your dedication, compassion, and...

For more than 150 years, Sir Josiah Mason’s Almshouse Charity, now part of MY Trust (Mason Yardley Trust) has played a defining role in supporting vulnerable people across the West Midlands. Founded formally in 1868 by industrialist and philanthropist Sir...

MAY 2026 UPDATE: A summary of the latest UK Government policy changes and news. 1. Charity Commission Update The Charity Commission has updated its guidance on: identifying and managing conflicts of interest charities and social media raising a concern with...

February 2026: Nick Phillips, Association CEO and Martyn Craddock, CEO of United St Saviours Charity spoke at the National Housing Federation Board Leadership Conference in St Paul's, London   In a session chaired by Catherine Ryder, CEO of Placeshapers, Appleby...

"Charity housing is hindered by local government policy"Nick Phillips | Chief Executive of The Almshouse Association | THE HOUSE magazine Association CEO, Nick Phillips' article on charity housing featured in Parliament's THE HOUSE magazine (click here to access) on 4...

The Almshouse Association is making strong progress in establishing the Charity Housing Alliance (CHA), a new initiative designed to provide a unified voice for all charity housing organisations, including almshouses. The Association's CEO, Nick Phillips, Gerry Harmon, PR and Engagement...

February 2026: Hosted at the Ironmongers’ Hall, this year’s Almshouse Association Research Symposium was more than a gathering; it was a powerful coming together of minds, ideas and shared purpose to advance almshouse and charity housing research. Experts, academics, funders...