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Investors fear the worst as police investigate social housing schemes — The Times and The Sunday Times Hundreds of savers who invested in social housing schemes fear that they may have lost everything after the apparent collapse of one company and a series of arrests. Savers were promised an investment...

apple.news/AgT26OStATlC... (£)

Is the UK government bankrupt? YouTube video by Garys Economics

“The financial markets will force austerity via the government”

youtu.be/YeH5UXYEzPE?...

Thrilled to see the #SocialImpact community on BlueSy growing!!

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Why Is Spain’s Social Housing So Well-Designed? The country is trying to reverse its legacy of under-investing in public housing by churning out projects that defy expectations of the building type.

"Why Is Spain’s Social Housing So Well-Designed? - The country is trying to reverse its legacy of under-investing in public housing by churning out projects that defy expectations"

www.dwell.com/article/why-...

Housing crisis: Children living in temporary accommodation for more than five years YouTube video by Sky News

Children are spending over 5 and a half years in temporary accommodation as part of a stark post code lottery, a Sky News investigation’s found.

This is the story of Nicole and Logan filmed over 2 years. Nicole works full time and can’t afford to rent.

youtu.be/qm0Yadha1I0?...

Children living in temporary accommodation for more than five years, investigation reveals Nicole's son Logan has celebrated two birthdays in temporary accommodation - and she has been told she and her four-year-old might not be able to move for another three years.

“More than two-thirds of local authorities saw households with children experience stays 20% longer than households without children.”

news.sky.com/story/childr...

Developing harmonised standards for sex and gender identity We are launching a new phase of work towards developing harmonised standards for sex and gender identity data collection. Here Emma Rourke reflects on our work so far, the best practice approach we wi

Update on the ONS’ work to develop a standard for collecting data on sex and gender.

This is important for #impact investors who want to understand the reach of their work across sex and gender identity groups

blog.ons.gov.uk/2024/12/11/d...

16 MILLION PEOPLE NOW LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE UK - a staggering 24% of the UK population. This should be front page news

Here’s the Social Enterprise starter pack (UK based) - I’ve added you there. Be great if you could share it please?
go.bsky.app/3FGvomu

It's nascent, but here's our #socent and #impinv starter pack - looking for more to add!

go.bsky.app/B3eEbz7

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I've updated my BlueSky handle to match my site domain.

It's easy to do. Here's how.

bsky.social/about/blog/4...

Fears grow over UK children at risk placed in illegal care homes Rising number of vulnerable youngsters are being forced into unsuitable accommodation including Airbnbs, bedsits and caravans A shocking increase in the number of vulnerable children deprived of their liberty by the state is leaving more youngsters in…

Fears grow over UK children at risk placed in illegal care homes

Dormant Assets Scheme: Allocating £350 million for England Allocating £350 million of dormant assets funding equally across the four English named causes.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

The Chancellor’s inclusion of social impact investment in the 2024 budget, is significant
As part of its plan to rebuild Britain, Labour has committed to developing a social impact investment vehicle, led by HMT, working with DCMS, to support the Government to deliver its mission.

Aside from #Writing I also run @impactgo.bsky.social

Helping charities and social enterprises to measure their impact.

If you’re in the #SocialImpact space I’d appreciate a follow ❤️

Welcome to all our new followers! 🎉

We have put together a helpful starter pack where you can find all of the JRF staff that are on Bluesky who you might want to follow.

Find it here: go.bsky.app/PLDMAUz

Looking for some health and care policy experts and communicators to follow?

Check out our Nuffield Trust staff starter pack to find people working to provide evidence for better healthcare. 👇https://go.bsky.app/G25iTbF

New report out today from us at @resfoundation.bsky.social launching the Unsung Britain project, a 12 month project investigating the economic circumstances of low-to-middle income families. Here's some of the findings from the report:

📢 Just two days left to apply for our head of social impact role!

📍 London, UK (hybrid)
💷 £49,169 to £57,949
🗓️ 15 November

Apply and find out more: green-alliance.org.uk/vacancies/he...

#GreenJobs #ESGCareers

Thank you ☺️

So far, fewer than 10% of MPs are on BlueSky.

46 by the count of this excellent starter pack from @politicshome.bsky.social and @zoecrowther.bsky.social

go.bsky.app/LrPkHJJ

Thank you for this! I've just joined BlueSky, can I be added?

If you are into Social Enterprise & the Social Economy in the UK then here is a starter pack for you. Let me know if you want to be added to it!
go.bsky.app/3FGvomu

ImpactGo empowers #SocialImpact investors to track their investments' real-world effects. Gain insights into who benefits and the difference made to their lives.

impactgo.uk