Our CEO @nicolamccrudden.bsky.social is in a piece by @grainnecuffe.bsky.social for @insidehousing.bsky.social commenting on the impact of the changes to National Insurance Contributions and the increase in the minimum wage on the #homelessness sector in NI

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Really enjoyed the chat!

The life and career of Polly Neate, the journalist who became a charity chief executive Outgoing Shelter CEO Polly Neate talks to Grainne Cuffe about her impressions of the housing sector, men’s rights activists egging her house and her next move.

Thanks to @grainnecuffe.bsky.social @insidehousing.bsky.social for this profile of me. It made me laugh and cringe a bit - which in my case is evidence of accurate quoting and reporting! www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/insi...

My experience of reporting on welfare cuts over the last 12 years is that they result in very high levels of human misery and don't save anything like as much as they were intended to - especially when other costs are factored in. I don't expect Reeves' to be much different

Our Head of Policy @markbaillie89.bsky.social is in a piece by @grainnecuffe.bsky.social in @insidehousing.bsky.social commenting on the need for investment in #socialhousing to meet the target set out in the programme for government #homelessness

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Some grim homelessness figures out today

Charities have called the figures “unacceptable” and urged the government to put prevention at the forefront of its homelessness strategy

I wrote about my brother Charlie’s final 48 hours, and his increasingly desperate attempts to track down an emergency supply of medication from the NHS. It’s an upsetting read but one I’m proud of. He’d be delighted to have made the @financialtimes.com magazine front cover: on.ft.com/434zZqn

City councils handed C3 grade over ‘serious failings’ Two city councils have received non-compliant consumer grades from the Regulator of Social Housing over a lack of stock condition surveys, overdue disrepair cases and poor repairs services.

Another two councils receive C3s from the regulator

One morning with a survey team trying to fix the damp and mould crisis A2Dominion turned around tenant satisfaction ratings in a matter of months. Grainne Cuffe spent a morning with a lead surveyor and two trainees to find out how.

After the Housing Ombudsman told A2Dominion to review its repairs processes, the housing association turned around tenant satisfaction ratings in a matter of months.@grainnecuffe.bsky.social spent a morning with a lead surveyor and two trainees to find out how
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The full set of TSMs are out. An initial report on the regulator's analysis below.

City council refuses to pay part of ombudsman remedy over ‘unavoidable’ break of six-week law A council has refused part of the care ombudsman’s recommendation to compensate a woman after it broke the six-week legal cap on leaving homeless families in B&Bs.

Council refuses to pay compensation to family stuck in B&B for three times longer than the six-week legal limit, arguing that the law is 'more than 20 years old and does not take account of the national housing crisis'

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