15 Mar 2022 | CIH updates | Tenants and residents

CIH responds to Homes for Ukraine scheme launch

The new scheme supporting UK householders to host refugees is a positive step, but we have significant concerns about implementation.

11 Mar 2022

UK Housing Review 2022 shows millions of households could be plunged into fuel poverty unless government acts to address spiralling costs and energy inefficiency

Analysis for the upcoming UK Housing Review shows low-income households are bearing the brunt of rising inflation and face being plunged into poverty if Government does not intervene.

10 Mar 2022 | Climate and sustainability | Development and regeneration | Homelessness

Local government candidates urged to ‘Think Housing’

Ahead of the local government election in May, CIH Cymru calls on candidates to put the work of the housing sector at the forefront of their priorities.

10 Mar 2022

CIH joins End Fuel Poverty Coalition to call for urgent Government action on spiralling energy bills.

One in three households in Britain could be left facing fuel poverty if the Ukraine invasion pushes the average energy bill to £3,000 a year.

10 Mar 2022 | Climate and sustainability | Development and regeneration | Homelessness

Annog ymgeiswyr llywodraeth leol i 'Feddwl am Dai'

Cyn yr etholiad llywodraeth leol ym mis Mai, mae CIH Cymru yn galw ar ymgeiswyr i roi gwaith y sector tai ar flaen eu blaenoriaethau.

08 Mar 2022 | CIH updates | Income and financial wellbeing | Tenants and residents

UK Housing Review 2022 shows England’s Right to Buy is a “strategic failure” and will exacerbate inequalities if left unchecked

New research revealed in the upcoming 2022 UK Housing Review has shed further light on the impact of the Right to Buy in England.

04 Mar 2022 | Climate and sustainability | Income and financial wellbeing | Tenants and residents

CIH calls for action on retrofitting homes in light of rising heating costs

Our members have raised the rising cost of living as one of the most pressing issues for tenants and communities.

25 Feb 2022 | Homelessness

2021 England Street Homelessness Snapshot published

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has published the annual rough sleeping snapshot.

24 Feb 2022 | CIH updates | Climate and sustainability | Income and financial wellbeing

UK Housing Review 2022 shows faster progress is needed to tackle poor energy efficiency of older homes

The UK Housing Review 2022 reveals that lack of clear government strategies and insufficient financial incentives are undermining progress on decarbonisation in the residential sector.

24 Feb 2022 | EDI, data and digital accessibility | Homelessness | Regulation and legal

CIH co-signs letter to the Home Secretary regarding Parts 3 and 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Along with Shelter, Homeless Link and other housing and homelessness organisations, CIH has sent a letter to the Home Secretary regarding the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (PCSC Bill).

23 Feb 2022 | Homelessness

CIH welcomes the scrapping of the Vagrancy Act

CIH are delighted that the Vagrancy Act will be repealed in the government’s new policing bill.

22 Feb 2022

Core homelessness rates are on the rise as impact of pandemic takes hold

The number of people experiencing homelessness in England is predicted to jump by a third by 2024.

17 Feb 2022 | CIH updates | Income and financial wellbeing | Tenants and residents

UK Housing Review 2022 identifies worsening affordability gaps across most of the UK

We can reveal that this year’s upcoming UK Housing Review shows a clear rise in housing affordability pressures for most areas of the UK.

16 Feb 2022 | Building and fire safety | CIH updates | Tenants and residents

CIH responds to latest building safety announcements

We’re pleased to see that Government is looking at what more can be done to force those who profited from the building safety crisis (developers and manufacturers) to pay to make buildings safe.

15 Feb 2022 | CIH updates | EDI, data and digital accessibility | Health and housing | Tenants and residents

CIH welcomes key announcements from DLUHC on domestic abuse

DLUHC have announced plans for consultations on two key areas of housing rules, with the aim of giving victims and survivors of domestic abuse more choice on where they rebuild their lives.