The Almshouse Association holds its first Research Conference In January 2024, Nick Phillips,  CEO of The Almshouse Association, hosted the inaugural Almshouse Association Research Conference at Mercers Hall in London, inviting 25 prominent researchers, funders, architects and almshouse managers from...

- Charities Act 2022 Yesterday, on 23 January 2024, the Government published notification of the latest changes being introduced early 2024 by the Charities Act 2022 (the Act), which amends the Charities Act 2011 . Members may wish to look...

- News - Housing LIN - Sheltered Housing - Evidence needed Dear Members, I have received this call for evidence on the regeneration of outdated sheltered housing from Housing LIN and the APPG Older People Housing. The spirit of the...

Filing Annual Accounts and the Charity Commission The Almshouse Association is aware of the technical issues that a number of our members have experienced when trying to file their charity’s Accounts with the Charity Commission and we have, therefore, referred...

The Almshouse Association was thrilled to receive a call from Channel 5 wishing to run a piece on almshouses in London over the Christmas period. Our plans, however, were thwarted by conflicting schedules, train strikes and inclement weather. Fortunately, we...

When meeting ministers, The Almshouse Association continues to emphasise the importance of providing long term guidance and stability so our members can budget over a longer term. Today (4 Jan 2024) the Regulator of Social Housing (RSL) published its annual...

......census submission deadline extended......Dear MembersThe Great Almshouse Census has now hopefully been received by all our main charity contacts via email, but just in case it has gone astray, we are also including a link in this website post. Please ensure only...

Almshouses have been recognised in Government response to consultation on Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill 2023 As you are no doubt aware, there has been a significant debate on the National Planning Policy Framework. The Almshouse Association has called for...

The English Housing Survey (EHS) is a national survey of people’s housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England. It is one of the longest standing government surveys and was first run in 1967. On 14...

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful Christmas break and thank you for all your dedication and hard work in supporting almshouses, your residents and the almshouse movement throughout the year. As we all...