Winning the Rural Vote: The Imperative for Fair Funding

Last month’s launch of the Winning The Rural Vote campaign in parliament marked a significant step forward in the push for equitable resource distribution to rural areas. Central to our campaign is the pressing demand for Rural Fair Funding, which spearheads our detailed eight-chapter strategy.
The Crucial Role of Rural Exception Sites: A Path to Affordable Housing

Recent research conducted by the University of College London (UCL), commissioned by the Rural Housing Network, sheds light on the critical factors affecting the successful delivery of affordable housing through Rural Exception Sites in rural England
Give Feedback on Rural Business Growth Decision – Making Tool

Economic development and regeneration professionals are encouraged to participate in shaping a groundbreaking analytics platform geared towards rural business policy
Benefits Processing Updated with Q2 Figures

The RSN provides a range of analyses of local authorities in Sparse Membership and their performance in key indicators. One of these which has been updated recently with Q2 figures for 2023/24 is the Benefits Processing Analysis. This indicator measures the speed of processing a new Housing Benefit claim or a change of circumstances to […]
Addressing the Silent Crisis: Mental Health in the Rural and Farming Communities

Last week marked the annual
Ofcom Seeks Views from Rural and Remote Areas on Postal Service Modernisation

In an era where digital communication has significantly reduced the volume of letters, yet the demand for parcel delivery continues to soar, Ofcom has initiated a discussion on the future of the United Kingdom’s universal postal service