The management of council housing and other housing and homelessness support related services will be delivered in-house by the Council as of today, Wednesday 1 April 2026.
For more about what this means for you, visit:
https://t.co/5xeAKGkTMZ
The management of council housing will now be brought back in-house from 1 April 2026 following a decision by Cabinet yesterday.
Please continue to contact ForHousing, forfutures, or HomeKey+ to report repairs or issues until April 2026.
More:
https://t.co/CtNyhVTcYW
Cabinet has decided to bring the management of Council Housing back into the Council following a consultation with tenants and leaseholders.
Find out more:
https://t.co/tIA0N7utRx
Welfare reforms/cuts:
• 370,000 people on PIP now, will lose it - *average* loss £4500 pa
• 2.25m on UC Health affected by a freeze - *average* loss £500 pa
• 3.9m on UC only (without health element) better off by £265 pa on average
• extra quarter of a million people incl 50,000 children in relative poverty by 2029/30
The draft Tenant/Leaseholder Engagement Strategy describes what good engagement looks like and how any feedback from Council tenants and leaseholders will be used to improve services.
Have your say on the strategy:
https://t.co/Gw6GI9T57f
Cheshire West and Chester Council are asking for the views of Council housing tenants on how they are engaged with as part of a consultation on a new draft Tenant/Leaseholder Engagement Strategy:
https://t.co/logQmyuhi1
All tenants and leaseholders will be receiving a paper copy of a survey asking for views on how Council housing should be managed in the future.
Find out more:
https://t.co/JsfWvAvOse
Cheshire West and Chester Council has launched a consultation on its new draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy.
The Strategy will run from 2025 to 2030 and aims to address the wide range of factors that contribute to homelessness in the borough.
https://t.co/hLHPv61b5D
Do you ever wish you could spend less time listening at conferences and more time learning by “doing”?
At #HousingRG, we’re hosting 2 practical workshops where you'll experience hands-on techniques to improve governance and strategic decision-making, led by Toria Buzza, head of community & tenant engagement, @ForHousing, and Bill Gill, independent consultant.
Places are running out, secure yours now!
This summer we want to inspire you to move in a way that puts a big smile on your face. Here is Cllr Louise Gittins, Council Leader, sharing her #JoyfulMovement. Read more about the campaign 👉 https://t.co/OqdVeTh2uS