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1st July 2020 / Latest News

Policy and Governance: June 20 Summary

Property and Planning - June 20 Summary Guidance on electrical safety regulations Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published new guidance for landlords on how best to comply with The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented...
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30th June 2020 / Latest News

‘New Deal for Britain’ Association’s response to Boris Johnson’s Speech

The Almshouse Association agrees with the Prime Minister that this is the moment to address the issues that we have failed to deal with for decades, particularly around community housing. Our member charities have faced difficulties in the planning stage...
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29th June 2020 / Latest News

Association’s Statement on the Westferry Printworks Development

The Almshouse Association is concerned by the apparent inconsistency in the affordable housing allocation with local authorities, particularly around Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, which have been highlighted by the debate around the Westferry Printworks...
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23rd June 2020 / Latest News

More MPs respond to ‘call to alms’

The Almshouse Association is pleased to report that MPs continue to respond to our letters regarding support for almshouse charities. Following a letter sent by Harriett Baldwin MP to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver...
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23rd June 2020 / Latest News

CEO update: June 20

Nick Phillips CEO of The Almshouse Association records a short message for members to personally respond to a selection of questions he has been receiving: Profile: New logo and branding/PRRepresentation: MP engagementCharity Commission: Definition of almshousesTraining and SeminarsConference 2021Research Please...
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18th June 2020 / Latest News

Trustee Recruitment Webinar

The Almshouse Association was very pleased to be able to offer members a free webinar on Trustee Recruitment on 16th June 2020 in partnership with trustee recruitment charity Getting on Board. The webinar, entitled 'Essential Boardfinder: Finding the trustees you need...
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29th September 2021 / Latest News

The Almshouse Association 2021 AGM

Our seventieth AGM took place virtually on 29 September 2021 at 10am Main Business of seventieth AGM: Address by the Chair of The Almshouse Association, Elizabeth FathiApproval of minutes of sixty ninth AGM held on 1st September 2020 via webinar....
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10th June 2020 / Latest News

Policy & Governance: latest developments

Housing - May 20 Summary Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) updates MHCLG has published a letter that outlines the support that the Government has put in place for social housing residents. While the letter is not specific...
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10th June 2020 / Latest News

Almshouses represented in House of Lords

Significant levels of political engagement with almshouses during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have continued. The issues of proper support for almshouses has been relayed to MPs and many almshouses have received direct support from MPs at a local level. The...
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21st May 2020 / Latest News

75+ TV Licence update

It is understood that the BBC is still looking to withdraw free TV licences for the over-75s who are not on pension credit from 1 August 2020. This has prompted some of our members to contact the TV Licensing Help...
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18th May 2020 / Latest News

Government responds to MPs questions

The Department of Health and Social Care has responded to our MPs questions. (see news item here ). Their response does not answer the main question of where almshouses fit in the priority list and many are in need of...
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13th May 2020 / Latest News

MP presses Government on almshouse issues

Shadow Armed Forces Minister and MP for Portsmouth South, Stephen Morgan, has submitted three parliamentary written questions that will go The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock: ‘What assessment has he made of the potential merits...
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