Key Decisions made at the most recent Almshouse Association Board Meeting are posted on 'Latest News' on our website for all registered member charities to access. At the Board Meeting held on 19th September 19 at the NCVO in London, the following Key Decisions were made:...

NAACIF – upcoming fund changes M&G are proposing changes for the future management of assets.  Key among these are to broaden the investment mandate across a wider range of global assets, reducing annual fees from 0.60% to 0.50%, and opening...

The Charity Commission has recently notified the Association about a number guidance pages that have been updated on the Charity Commission website. Please click on the links below to access.. Online services for charities - Log in to the Charity...

Our News item of 23 March 2019 advised almshouse charities that the Association had been in discussions with the BBC regarding their interpretation of legislation on concessionary licences (ARC licences) . Click here for news item. The Association was pleased...

Welsh Government confirms that the almshouse charities are exempt from the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. In July 2019, Nick Phillips, the Chief Executive of the Almshouse Association, wrote to the Welsh Government asking them to confirm that any legal...

The Almshouse Association has called on the Government to make it clear in planning policy that almshouse charities are a recognised form of affordable housing. In a written submission to the Committee’s inquiry into long-term delivery of social and affordable...

Our inaugural Members Day Conference proved to be the inspirational day we hoped it would be. Held at the stunning Haberdashers Hall, West Smithfield, London EC1A on Wednesday 5th June 2019, it was an early start for all the Almshouse...

The Almshouse Association 2019 AGM was held on Wednesday 5th June 2019 at The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers', Haberdashers' Hall, 18 West Smithfield, London EC1A 9HQ. The following are the main points of the meeting: The minutes of the 2018...

On 25th June 2019, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published the report - ‘An Independent Review of the Use and Effectiveness of Selective Licensing’. The Almshouse Association is enormously pleased to learn that the report recommends that...

Almshouse Association Chair, Liz Fathi has been in communication with the Almshouse Association equivalent in Holland for some years and has, with a team including our research partners, visited Holland to see first-hand what works well for almshouses in Holland....