20th Anniversary Lunch in pictures
Erosh Member RCT Homes ‘SAFE’ Support Service wins major contract
Housing organisation RCT Homes has announced that its SAFE support service team has been awarded a contract to be sole provider of Housing Related Floating Support for Older People …
New Case Study: Gedling Homes – Great War Commemoration Projects
A new case study has been published on Great War commemoration projects that have been helping older tenants to engage more directly with tenants living independently in the community. …
Launch of new website for the Housing and Safeguarding Adults Alliance
The Housing and Safeguarding Adults Alliance (HASAA) has launched a new and revised website (http://www.housinglin.org.uk/AdultSafeguardingAndHousing), hosted by the Housing LIN (Learning Improvement Network). Since we began two years ago, …
Supported housing exemption confirmed
On 27 January, the Government confirmed that supported housing will be exempt from the 1% rent reduction; and there will be “protections” for supported housing tenants affected by the …
Erosh Explores – Right to Buy and older people’s housing
The current Conservative Government has announced plans to extend the RTB to housing association tenants. A new briefing by erosh summarises the proposal and identifies some of the issues for …
Erosh explores – The impact of the 1% rent reduction
Clause 21 of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill stipulates that registered social housing providers must reduce rents by at least 1% a year over 4 years. A new …
New Case Study: Wincanton Community Pilot
The Wincanton Community Pilot has created the Independent Living Centre (ILC). This is a central hub designed to bring together Yarlington’s own residents with people in the wider community. …
CIH / Erosh – Older people’s housing conference 2015
Back for the second year, the older people’s housing conference held in partnership by Erosh and CIH Cymru, will take on the theme of building resilient staff and strong communities. …
The Use of Injuctions by Housing Providers
Sitra, in partnership with Bevan Brittan LLP, is delighted to be running a series of regional briefings on the use of injunctions by housing providers – special deal for …
Raising Quality and Standards: Skills for Care.
Truly successful businesses recognise that staff are their most important asset. Motivated, skilled and knowledgeable workers who work with the people that their service supports to lead their lives …
What are the benefits of professional membership?
Nearly every profession or sector has a professional membership association [or body] you can join. The benefits of belonging to a membership association vary depending on the sector although …
PRESS RELEASE – National Charity Erosh Lobbies New Government
This week, Erosh, the national charity representing organisations providing specialist housing and support services for over 120,000 older people, contacted ministers in the new government and opposition ministers to make …
Sector Selfie – Full report now available
At the end of last year we asked both members and non-members to take a Sector Selfie to give us a better understanding of your view of the impact of …
Sector Selfie Report
Erosh ‘sector selfie’ – final report
Erosh Service Impact Tool
Do you: Need to persuade commissioners of the value of your services? Need an easier way to record evidence of what you achieve? Need to demonstrate how you contribute to …
Awards Finalist – Catalyst Housing Group
O’Grady Court is a 62 unit sheltered housing scheme in West Ealing with residents from a wide variety of backgrounds speaking many different languages reflecting the demographic changes in West …
Awards Finalist – Amicus Horizon
With the Join Us Steering Group, Lewes District Council and East Sussex County Council Join Us, a social network of older East Sussex residents in and beyond sheltered housing covering …
Awards Winner – Rooftop Housing Group
The Can Do Club involves disabled residents and older people from the community who initially came together through volunteering for Rooftop Housing. They planned to meet once per week in …
Awards Finalist – Rooftop Housing Group
The Can Do Club involves disabled residents and older people from the community who initially came together through volunteering for Rooftop Housing. They planned to meet once per week in …