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07 May 2024

Addressing the Future of Supported Housing Needs

The latest research commissioned by the National Housing Federation (NHF) reveals critical insights into the future demand for supported housing in England by 2040. With an aging population and increasing...

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22 Jan 2024

Addressing Rural Housing: NHF Report Spotlights Critical Needs

The National Housing Federation (NHF) has recently launched an ambitious report, “Let’s Fix the Housing Crisis,” aimed at addressing England’s growing housing challenges. This report is part of their long-term...

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21 Aug 2023

What should the future of supported housing look like?

Next week sees the launch of the annual Starts at Home day, which aims to highlight the work that housing associations do to ensure people are able to live independently. ...

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07 Aug 2023

Demand for social homes in rural areas is growing at over 10 times the rate of that in towns and cities

The National Housing Federation recently published research showing that the number of rural households on local authority waiting lists in England, increased by 31% between 2019 and 2022, far exceeding...

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07 Aug 2023

Conference Spotlight: Discussions to focus on Rural Affordable Housing

Having a place to call home is probably top on the list of priorities for everyone across the UK, however in rural England, low wages, along with high house prices...

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10 Jul 2023

Round up from #RuralHousingWeek

Last week, the RSN and many of its members proudly supported Rural Housing Week. Led by the National Housing Federation, the week aimed to shine a spotlight on the housing challenges...

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26 Oct 2022

Cost of living crisis – a perfect storm for increase in rural homelessness

New research being conducted by the University of Kent and the University of Southampton has found that the cost-of-living crisis and the critical shortage of affordable homes has increased rural homelessness. Interim...

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04 Jul 2022

Free Event – Is housing the key to levelling up the rural economy?

The National Housing Federation are holding a free virtual roundtable on the 6th of July to discuss whether housing is key to levelling uo the rural economy: Levelling up could...

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05 Jul 2021

Rural Housing Week 2021

Rural Housing week is here and we’d like to take this opportunity to shine a light on the work of the RSN that focuses on Rural Affordable Housing, along with...

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28 Sep 2020

Call for Government to level-up rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19

Call for Government to level-up rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19 Rural Coalition urges Government to unlock untapped potential of rural communities and economies and to address...

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