24 posts categorised "Housing"

March 25, 2021 Did the Budget play to the levelling up agenda? As we look to recovery, the tax system and public spending are two key levers the Government can use to boost equality and level up the UK.

March 22, 2021 Why gender and regional inequality need to be at the heart of levelling up To truly ‘level up’, economic and social policy needs to directly address how gender inequality and regional inequality come together.

March 08, 2021 Inclusion and diversity will be key to a fair recovery Rachel Taylor blogs on inclusion and diversity in policy making and the public sector.

January 14, 2021 Working together for a fair recovery Quentin Cole looks beyond the immediate challenges of the pandemic towards recovery and the opportunity to create a more equitable, greener and sustainable future.

July 03, 2019 How can the next Spending Review work better for different places? Reflecting on our roundtable with the Institute for Government Nancy Park considers how the Spending Review can work better for different places

November 01, 2018 Be careful what you wish for? Will lifting the housing cap be enough to get Britain building? By Mike Suarez. Local authorities, house builders and housing associations have been calling for the HRA cap to be lifted for many years, but will it be enough to address the UK housing challenge?

July 12, 2018 Resolving the housing crisis: our moment of opportunity With a number of new reports on housing released recently, PwC's Matthew Williams explores how housing associations can translate the collective will to resolve the housing crisis into action.

December 13, 2017 Twelve stocking fillers for Christmas By Tina Hallett It’s been a year of political change and uncertainty, at home and abroad. Brexit has dominated the headlines and, with the recent...

November 23, 2017 Budget 2017 - What has the Chancellor done for public services? By Nick C Jones Nick C Jones blogs on the Autumn Budget 2017 and considers what it means for the public sector. This Budget provided...

November 08, 2017 Unleashing the potential of cities to deliver good, inclusive growth By Paul Terrington When the Government makes a public commitment to deliver an “economy that works for all”, we need new ways to measure the...

October 18, 2017 The purpose of a housing association: Growth, place or people By Matthew Williams The crisis in the supply of housing in the UK, particularly those who are most vulnerable or in need, is now a...

April 06, 2017 What will the ‘rise of the robots’ mean for public sector jobs? By Tina Hallett and John Hawksworth The potential for job losses due to advances in technology is not a new phenomenon. Many will recall from...

December 01, 2016 The Connected Housing Association? Social housing and the internet of things By Kevin Jarrett The ‘Connected Home’ and Internet of Things market is estimated to be worth £4.5 billion in the UK by 2020 and some...

October 25, 2016 Making benchmarking work: Five lessons from the Netherlands By Matthew Williams Benchmarking has the potential to be a tool to improve performance and support change, but too often it is reduced to a...

July 25, 2016 Brexit and the role of Social Housing - why it is time to look beyond the ‘bottom line’ to the important role the sector can play By Jane Forbes In the immediate aftermath of the EU Referendum result, it was no surprise that this year’s CIH Conference in Manchester was dominated...

July 06, 2016 Building resilience and dealing with volatility in social housing By Matthew Williams Resilience in the wake of the Brexit vote was, unsurprisingly, a key topic of conversation at the CIH conference in Manchester this...

June 13, 2016 Do merging housing associations have a strategy that works? By Matthew Williams ‘Mega mergers’ continue to be the talk of the social housing sector, with current mergers on the table covering around a quarter...

April 19, 2016 Is small (still) beautiful? Social housing lessons from the Netherlands By Matthew Williams How much does size matter when it comes to social housing? As the social housing sector in the UK looks to consolidate...

February 02, 2016 Why housing needs to be at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse By Jane Forbes Today I attended the Parliamentary Launch of ‘Homes for the North’ (H4N), a collaboration of 20 large housing associations from across the...

September 30, 2015 How can housing associations build on the Summer Budget? By Matthew Williams The scale of the challenge laid down for housing associations by the 2015 Summer Budget is significant, but not insurmountable. There will...

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