Walton Charity Expands Affordable Homes to Local Key Workers In an impactful step towards tackling the local housing crisis, Walton Charity has launched new secure, affordable homes for key workers. Ten newly built almshouses in Esher and Thames Ditton have...

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make Members Day 2025 such a memorable and meaningful event! We are especially grateful to our generous sponsors – Charity Bank, CCLA, M&G and HCR Law, without whom the day simply wouldn’t...

Great piece on Southwark's almshouses by Lucy Sherry published by SW Londoner on  9 June 2025.  Southwark’s almshouses: a legacy built to shelter “It’s peaceful here,” Roger says, crouched among a bed of iridescent roses in the garden at Hopton’s...

Can almshouses thrive in the 21st Century? CEO Nick Phillips was delighted to take part in Housing LIN’s popular HAPPI Hour webinar, contributing to a lively and insightful discussion on the enduring role of almshouses in modern society. The session...

85-Year-Old 'Brother on a Bus' returns from his UK-Wide Public Transport Challenge WINCHESTER, UK – On 1st May 2025, John Seager Green, a vibrant 85-year-old resident of The Hospital of St Cross and The Almshouse of Noble Poverty, set out...

Friday the 13th is often a day associated with caution, but on Friday 13th June 2025, our Friends of The Almshouse Association threw caution to the wind and gathered for an exclusive tour of the iconic Charterhouse in London -...

For over a millennium, almshouses have quietly offered sanctuary to those in need across Britain. Almshouses are the first form of charitable housing and came about through the ancient tradition of the Seven Works of Mercy — to shelter the...

The Almshouse Association responds to Rachel Reeves' spending review on behalf of the Charity Housing Sector It is all too easy to criticise any government - they are, as the saying goes, “damned if they do and damned if they...

CASE STUDY: Preserving heritage, embracing sustainability: How a 16th-Century Derbyshire almshouse charity secured Section 106 funding and modernised for a low-carbon future. Overview The Anthony Gell and The Anthony Bunting Almshouse in Derbyshire, a Grade-listed building with over four centuries...

A Legacy Reimagined: New almshouses rise from the heart of Budleigh’s Historic ‘Shandford’ In a world where small acts of kindness often ripple into life-changing legacies, Budleigh Salterton is about to witness one of its most heartwarming transformations. It began...