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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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17th August 2020 / Latest News

AGM 2020

Our sixty ninth AGM will take place virtually at 10am on 1st September 2020 by webinar. Main Business: Approval of Minutes of the 68th Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 5th June 2019 at The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, Haberdashers’...
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10th August 2020 / Latest News

Minister responds to Association’s letter calling for almshouses to have access to coronavirus testing

Last month, The Almshouse Association wrote to Helen Whately MP, Minister of State for Care, calling for almshouses to have access to testing for coronavirus as testing was due to be rolled out to care homes. Since writing the initial...
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27th July 2020 / Latest News

Universal Credit: Changes to Alternative Payment Arrangements

From August 20, the way that deductions are made from Universal Credit to cover the cost of the Weekly Maintenance Charge will be changing. Under the current rules claimants of Universal Credit are, in certain circumstances, allowed to agree to...
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27th July 2020 / Latest News

TV Licence update

Update on free and concessionary television licences On 1 August 2020 the BBC will be introducing changes to its TV licensing fees for the over-75s, which may have an impact on your residents. We have received a number of enquiries...
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23rd July 2020 / Latest News

Members Survey 2020 Report

A big thank you to our members for responding to our 2020 Members Survey. 557 members completed the questionnaire, which is an excellent return and 137 more than our 2018 survey.Your contributions help us enormously  - to  plan and tailor...
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