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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

........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...

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...