We recently hosted and delivered an event focussing on Social Value and Procurement. The event was a culmination of work that has been undertaken over the past year to better coordinate the approach of local Read more…
Greater Manchester Housing Providers (GMHP) have developed a response to Labour’s Review of Social Housing. Almost one in every four homes in Greater Manchester is social housing, so we were keen to make our voices Read more…
Partners across Greater Manchester have developed a response to the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government consultation on the future funding of sheltered and supported housing. Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the 10 local authorities, Read more…
Up to 200 of Greater Manchester’s most entrenched rough sleepers will be helped off the streets and supported to build a new life by a partnership made up of Greater Manchester housing providers, private rented sector partners, social investment partners and voluntary sector delivery partners, which has today been awarded a £1.8m Social Impact Bond (SIB) to deliver long-term change for some of the region’s most vulnerable homeless people. (more…)
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham joined housing providers, councils, health agencies and charities this week to discuss the region’s 10-year homelessness strategy. Around 60 experts attended the event in Salford which was hosted by housing Read more…
To help older people feel more confident about leaving their homes, housing providers across Greater Manchester are encouraging local businesses to sign up to the ‘Take a seat’ scheme in a bid to make our region more inclusive, accessible and age-friendly. (more…)
Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett has outlined how tackling the housing crisis can bring an end to poverty in Greater Manchester at a conference in Salford. (more…)
In May 2014 we first set out our commitment to alleviate and reduce poverty amongst our customers and in our communities. Our pledges responded to and built upon the recommendations made by the Greater Manchester Poverty Commission and covered five priority themes; financial inclusion, fuel poverty, food poverty, digital inclusion and employment & skills. In January 2017 we refreshed our pledges, building on the five existing themes and making a commitment on two additional themes; social value and housing supply. We collectively pledge to support, promote, continue and implement a range of activities that help us address these priorities. We are making a commitment to act both individually and collectively, both within the housing sector and in partnership with others. (more…)
A group of housing providers across Greater Manchester have put their collective voice together to back a national fire safety campaign, following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in West London. Greater Manchester Housing Providers (GMHP), Read more…