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30th September 2020 / Latest News

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Almshouse Consortium Limited Press Release There is great news in the housing world as the Government has announced details of the next Affordable Housing Programme, providing grants to providers of affordable housing, including Almshouse Charities. The new programme will support...
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8th September 2020 / Latest News

Government announces funding for the Affordable Housing Programme

The Government has today announced £12 billion in funding for the Affordable Housing Programme for 2021-2026. The aim of this fund is to provide 180,000 homes around the country. The Almshouse Association welcomes this funding, which has previously been used...
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7th September 2020 / Latest News

AGM 2020 Report

This year, due to coronavirus restrictions on large gatherings, our 69th Almshouse Association 2020 Annual General Meeting was held by webinar on 1st September 2020. Please find below the CEO's AGM Report: Not to be held back by the current...
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7th September 2020 / Latest News

Telecare Digital Switchover 2025

Members who make use of telecare services may be aware that in 2017 BT announced that they would be switching off their long-serving analogue telephone network (PSTN) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) network by 2025, moving to a digital...
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1st September 2020 / Latest News

1.9.20 update: Government extends eviction ban

Last week, The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced an extension of the evictions ban by a further 4 weeks. The ban was initially introduced to prevent tenants being evicted during the coronavirus lockdown. The Almshouse Association...
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1st September 2020 / Almshouse Stories, Latest News

Patrick Vernon OBE, community activist & campaigner for voluntary sector, to be Ambassador for the Association

The Almshouse Association is delighted to welcome the British community activist Patrick Vernon OBE as an Ambassador for The Almshouse Association. As an influential social commentator, campaigner and cultural historian of Jamaican heritage, The Almshouse Association believes that Patrick can...
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1st September 2020 / Latest News

Sue Turner – RIP

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of former Almshouse Association Head of Member Services, Sue Turner. Our good friend and coworker passed away last night; her husband Tim has sent us this message... Tonight at around...
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1st September 2020 / Latest News

Standards of Almshouse Management Manual (SAM) and Support and Care Manual Update

Dear Members You will recall that we are currently in the process of reviewing our guidance manuals, which we plan to have in place in 2021. The new guidance manual will be an improvement and amalgamation of both Standards of...
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24th August 2020 / Almshouse Stories, Latest News

Almshouse communities: a solution to loneliness?

Over the next few weeks the Homes at the Heart campaign, run by the National Housing Federation and supported by The Almshouse Association, is focusing on different issues affecting the housing market. This week the focus is on living well....
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19th August 2020 / Latest News

Planning for an Affordable Future

........Support Almshouses – Community-led, Truly Affordable Housing For Your Community...... Is Boris’s new white paper, “Planning for the Future”, good news for those needing affordable homes? In sentiment, it looks good. Who could argue with a paper that starts off...
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17th August 2020 / Latest News

Appointed insurance broker change

We have been informed by our contact at Aon UK Limited that their business model is changing. In the next few days members will receive a letter to advise that The Almshouse Association has changed *one of our appointed insurance...
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17th August 2020 / Latest News

Policy & Governance update: July/August 20

Draft Building Safety Bill The Government has recently published its draft Building Safety Bill. The bill would bring a number of changes in what is being referred to as the “biggest improvements to building safety in nearly 40 years”. Changes...
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