We are
a collective of housing associations who work in diverse neighbourhoods. We are committed to delivering new homes, regenerating our communities and playing our part in tackling the housing crisis. We work with policy holders and decision-makers to improve people’s lives through tackling housing inequality.
Black Lives Matter
We stand in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and have long campaigned against the widespread racial injustice faced by our community. We recognise that the issue of racism, surrounding the murder of George Floyd and others like him, is not simply specific to the US. The systemic racism faced by Black people in the UK is our collective responsibility to change and it is vital that we work to understand and acknowledge this to create a more equal future, both for our colleagues and customers.
Racial injustice in the housing sector in England has a long history and deep roots. Tackling this will be a focus of ours in the coming months.
To start things off we have arranged a joint webinar with the Housing Diversity Network on 3rd July – Black Lives Matter -What Can You Do?
One of the speakers Tracey Gore, Chief Executive of Steve Biko Housing Association pens here deeply personal thoughts on our blog page.
Latest News
BME Housing Associations Have Been Working To Level Up Our Communities For Years
Speaking at The Great Northern Conference in October 2021, Shruti Bhargava outlined the critical role played by Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) housing associations in tackling inequalities in our communities. Shruti, who is also the chair of Unity Housing Association, stated that the Covid-19 pandemic had highlighted social inequalities including those associated with poor housing….
October Housing Right Newsletter is out now
The newsletter from the CIH and BMENational features material on helping Afghan evacuees, a piece from Rebecca Walker on EU nationals’ rights to benefits and one by Pascale Robinson at Praxis on ending the ‘no recourse’ rule. Ewa Jamróz from Migration Yorkshire explains some of the problems facing new arrivals from Hong Kong, and there…
Bangla HA Covid-19 project showcased at housing conference
The National Housing Federation’s Housing summit was held on 19th October 2021. The work of Bangla Housing Association was showcased at the Summit, as an example of how locally based initiatives can help communities recover from the pandemic. The association’s COVID Advice Project, involved Bangladeshi-speaking Health Advice Project Workers delivering COVID advice to 10,000 Bangladeshi…
List of Members and Partners
We have a national membership and work closely with a range of partners.
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