Congratulations to The Almshouse Association Award winners The Awards Panel is delighted to announced the five recipients of this year’s awards for work completed in 2023. Weston Consolidated Charity, Spalding Two single-storey, one-bedroomed, bungalows (with a car parking area and...

Heritage Open Days returns 6-15 September 2024 Each September thousands of volunteers across the country invite members of the public to experience local history, architecture and culture. All for free. Its so good to see so many almshouses have registered to open...

The Almshouse Association held its 73rd Annual General Meeting on Thursday 27 June 2024. Please see our summary below: Association Chairman, Willie Hartley Russell (WHR) presented an update on the current position of The Almshouse Association (TAA). He outlined the...

HM King Charles III delivered his speech to Parliament on Wednesday 17th July 2024. Prior to The King's Speech being read, it was suggested that the NPPF (National Planning Policy Framework) Guidance was to be reviewed. This aspect of planning,...

The Almshouse Association was thrilled to see the article on almshouses, written by Arabella Youens published in The Telegraph on 13 July 2024. The article includes quotes from Association CEO, Nick Phillips as well as almshouse residents such as Geraldine...

Policy and Governance Update from The Almshouse Association Recognition as Affordable Housing Key Messages - In our mission to see the almshouse model recognised as the exemplar form of community housing, we firstly need to have almshouses recognised as proper...

The Almshouse Association is pleased and honoured to be able to announce that the office of King Charles III has confirmed His Majesty will be continuing his role as Royal Patron of The Almshouse Association. The news was delivered in...

Almshouses are often the only form of truly affordable housing in rural areas – why are more not being built? In some rural areas, almshouses have been the only form of affordable housing for centuries. Recognised by Historic England for...

Dear Members The general election for the next Government will soon be over and we want to take advantage of the enthusiasm of new MPs to set certain records straight, to make inroads in the affordable housing shortage and show...

William Clemmey, Chief Officer of Municipal Charities in Stratford upon Avon writes: "We are so proud to have Phil Sweet as one of our residents. He commanded a landing craft on D Day. He recently attended the  Royal British Legion...