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 Association hase again written to the Housing Communities and Local Government Committee.

Further: The trustee of an almshouse charity speaking in the House of Lords.

Lord Kennedy of Southwark, a trustee of United St Saviour’s Charity, declared his trustee position before contributing to a debate on the impacts of Covid-19 on housing in the UK.

The full debate can be found here: https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2020-05-18/debates/8F29CC1C-2D18-435E-B65A-D7C7CD63915D/Covid-19Housing.

This is not the first time in recent weeks that almshouses have been involved in official parliamentary business, with Stephen Morgan MP putting questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care last month.

This is another milestone in the political engagement of almshouses however there is still more to be done to raise awareness of the value of almshouses at Westminster.

Posted 10 June 2020