What does increasing anti social behaviour (ASB) tell us about our communities and the people who live in them?
Ahead of her session at the upcoming All-Ireland Summit Eileen Patterson discusses the root causes and impact of anti-social behaviour in communities.
Why failure to uprate in 2023 will destroy an already inadequate benefits system
Policy and practice officers Sam Lister and Alexandra Gibson detail the impact of inflation on benefits; showing the cumulative effect of cuts and why it is essential for government to uprate benefits
Thirteen Recycling Centre: Making every week recycling week
In this blog for Recycling Week 2022 Helen Beaman explains how Thirteen’s Recycling Centre has reduced their environmental impact and provides a positive impact for tenants, the community and the team
Housing associations' role in supporting young asylum seekers
Gemma Richardson discusses the importance of providing every child with a home and the support they need to live with confidence, independence and choice, regardless of their immigration status.
We cannot level up while we lose affordable homes
Why relaxing s106 planning reforms will be catastrophic to affordable housing delivery
Tenants need to have a voice
Vice chair of Soha Housing and tenant Victoria Dingle discusses why it's so important for residents to be listed to and represented in their housing association.
Housing industry awards
Chartered Institute of Housing chief executive Gavin Smart shares his thought on the debate around awards in the housing sector.
Energy efficient homes will create a legacy, the energy cap won’t
This blog discusses why investing more to make new and existing homes smarter and more energy efficient is the most effective method of tackling fuel poverty and rising energy prices.
The help gap: directing residents to resources has become all of our jobs now
This blog examines how organisations can make sure their hardship funds and welfare support resources are effectively reaching the people that need it most, including harder to reach tenants.
A brave new world?
Michael Guest reflects on key learning points in the social housing sector since 1995.
Housing apprenticeships: cultivating the next generation of housing professionals
Justin Cartwright, National Director of CIH Northern Ireland, discusses the importance of creating education pathways to attract and retrain the next generation of housing professionals.
Back to the future – reflections on housing professional membership
CIH fellow and Golden Lane Housng CEO John Verge looks back at his 25 years of CIH membership.
Making a difference with a person and pet centred approach to preventing homelessness
Hostels that don’t allow pets to stay with owners are missing out on supporting up to 25% of people experiencing homelessness, Streetvet’s accredited hostel scheme is making a pet friendly change.
An insider's guide to recent fire safety management legislation changes
Jan Taranczuk, strategic housing advisor at Plumis and chartered CIH member, shares a summary of recent legislative changes that impact on day to day fire safety management for housing managers.
Working together to tackle cost of living pressures
Paradigm’s Assistant Director of Strategy and Communications discusses how working in partnership with local Citizens Advice Bureaus is helping support tenants during the cost of living crisis.
