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A community-driven response to the housing crisis
by Anna Carnegie - on 20/10/2014As part of her work on HACT's self-help housing project, Housing Intern Anna Carnegie reflects on the success of the Empty Homes Community Grants Programme to date. Originally published in New Start Magazine.
Comments: 0Supporting social prescription
by David King - on 13/10/2014HACT's Housing Intern David King discusses why housing providers are perfectly placed to help the healthcare sector deliver effective 'social prescriptions' to patients.
Comments: 0The politics of stigma
by John Coburn - on 10/10/2014On World Mental Health day, HACT Networks Manager John Coburn blogs on how work by the UK housing sector to combat the stigma of social housing can offer lessons and hope to those tackling other stigmatised issues, and in particular around mental health.
Comments: 0Bricks and Medicine?
by David King - on 30/09/2014HACT's new Housing and Health Intern, David King, offers his initial thoughts on unifying housing and health: finding a common language between the two sectors and questioning how they were able to drift so far apart in the first place.
Comments: 0Ten takeaways from #Housingcamp
by Matt Leach - on 24/09/2014HACT's Chief Executive Matt Leach reflects on the ten main thoughts he took away from this year's #Housingcamp unconference held on the 13 September in London.
Comments: 0Tenancy management: are terms and conditions the most sustainable solution?
by Anna Carnegie - on 01/09/2014As the launch of our report with Yarlington and Trafford Housing Trust draws near, Housing Intern Anna Carnegie delves into the debate surrounding conditional tenancies.
Comments: 0Don’t Mention Social Housing
by Tom Murtha - on 21/07/2014HACT's Chairman Tom Murtha discusses his reasons for involvement in the SHOUT (Social Housing Under Threat) campaign.
Comments: 0Housing Associations need a City Deal
by John Coburn - on 11/07/2014As HACT launches its new report on strategic approaches to employment today, HACT's Network Manager explores the role of housing associations in supporting employment economic opportunities in the city regions.
Comments: 0HouseParty: an exciting new innovation for housing
by John Coburn, Networks Manager, HACT - on 17/06/2014A snippet into why HouseParty represents the transformation that is taking place in the housing sector. Networks Manager John Coburn discusses some of the great sessions that will be taking place at HouseParty and declares that the event reflects the dynamism, energy and enthusiasm of our sector and communities, to make change happen.
Comments: 1A challenge to the existing housing establishment
by Matt Leach - on 10/06/2014HACT's Chief Executive Matt Leach discusses why HouseParty delivers an opportunity to a new generation of housing innovators.
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