England’s largest festival of history and culture! The country's largest Heritage Open Days festival returns with a packed programme of FREE events, unwrapping England's history of creativity and this September almshouses from all over England are taking part. It's wonderful...

This flagship item of legislation is continuing to progress its way slowly through Parliament and is currently at the Report Stage in House of Lords, prior to its 3rd Reading. This legislation will have a wide ranging impact across England...

Policy and Governance Update - Qualification for those operating Social Housing We met with DLUC development team this week who are working on the requirements for qualification of those operating Social Housing following the Social Housing and Regeneration Act 2023....

The Charity Commission has updated guidance on charities and investments. Published on 1st August 2023, the guidance (known as CC14) has been redesigned to offer greater clarity and to give trustees confidence to make investment decisions that are right for...

Our seventy-second AGM took take place on 15 June 2023 at One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA, prior to the start of Member Day 2023. Our outgoing Chair Elizabeth Fathi reflected on 2022 and her five years as...

Almshouse Association Award winners announced and celebrated at Members Day 2023. Members Day had a buzz of excitement in the room when the Awards for 2021 and 2022 were announced by our Awards Committee Chair, Simon Pott. Members received warm...

The Almshouse Association Response to consultation on Consumer Standards On 25 July 2023, the Regulator of Social Housing set out a new proposed set of consumer standards. The consumer standards have been designed by the Regulator of Housing (RSH) to...

The Almshouse Association Friends of Club ‘Preserving the historic value of the almshouse movement and securing its future.’ Our aim here at The Almshouse Association is to provide a welcoming Club that makes supporters of almshouses feel a close connection...

Following a significant push from Association member charities and supporting MPs, we have seen a consistent response to questions in the House of Commons. This government response is significant because for the first time the answer to the questions posed...