Communities that Work

#CommunitiesthatWork
Linking Housing, Employment and Government.

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Congratulations to our Board Director, James Howell, on his latest article for @HousingToday.

James highlights why the housing sector must be part of the solution to tackling youth unemployment and supporting more young people into work.

Read it here:
https://t.co/TQZykh6fek

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The net-zero transition must benefit communities too.

Chapter 5 of our report highlights how social landlords are helping residents into work through place-based support, apprenticeships & programmes like JobsPlus.

Good green jobs should be local, accessible & life changing.

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Fantastic to reflect on our Annual Parliamentary Reception last week, bringing together members, policymakers and partners to discuss the role of social housing in supporting people into employment.

Thanks again, Helen Whately MP and Jennifer Riddell-Carpenter MP for joining us.

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🚧 What’s holding back green homes?

“Stop–start” funding, short-term schemes & system complexity are slowing retrofit delivery and driving up costs.

We need long-term certainty to scale up warmer, healthier homes.

#NetZero #Retrofit #SocialHousing

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Fantastic to welcome so many members, supporters and policymakers to our Annual Parliamentary Reception.

Special thanks to Helen Whately MP and Jennifer Riddell-Carpenter MP for their reflections on the role that the social housing sector plays in employment support.

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Another great speaker for our Communities that Work webinar: Paul Grace, Connect to Work Housing Lead at Gloucestershire County Council.

Bringing 20+ years’ experience across housing, education & employment support.

🗓 30 April | ⏰ 11–12
👉 https://t.co/G6n7XaRZow

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Join us: Communities that Work Webinar: Connect to Work
We’re excited to spotlight Stuart Clarke, Senior Manager for Employability at Newcastle City Council, sharing insights on housing-led employment support.

30 April | 11–12 | Online

https://t.co/G6n7XaRZow

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🎤 Connect to Work Webinar - Speaker spotlight: Vikki Walters

Strategic Lead for Inclusive Employment at Gloucestershire County Council, Vikki brings 25+ years’ experience supporting people with barriers into work.

Sign up for our webinar here: https://t.co/FSiYkxEuFm

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Westminster Hall debate spotlight ✨

Amanda Hack MP highlights how place-based employment support like JobsPlus is helping residents into work by tailoring support to local needs.

#CommunitiesthatWork #JobsPlus

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Great to see the impact of our Stockton JobsPlus site highlighted by the BBC 🎥

By bringing caseworkers directly into communities, JobsPlus provides personalised support to help residents overcome barriers.

Watch the report ⬇️
https://t.co/Z0TM7ZspYI

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We're proud to see our member Tyne Housing leading Opening Doors – a new North East trailblazer project tackling economic inactivity for people in supported housing.

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It's great to see JobsPlus highlighted in today’s Westminster Hall debate as a leading example of place-based employment support. MPs praised its impact in social housing communities – building confidence & wellbeing – and called for long-term funding to sustain results. 👏

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📢 New pilot to reduce economic inactivity
‘Opening Doors’ will explore how to create better work pathways for people in supported accommodation.
Led by @tynehousing with support from housing & research partners.
🔗 https://t.co/8k9VI6tMuz
#PlaceBasedChange #EmploymentSupport

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🌟 Community Spotlight: believe housing 🌟

We’re kicking off the new year by shining a light on the brilliant work of believe housing across the North East. Their Employability Team is delivering trusted, long-term support that truly changes lives.

#BelieveHousing

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📺 JobsPlus in the news again!

We were pleased to welcome @guardian to our Stockton JobsPlus site to see how our place-based approach is supporting residents into sustainable work and strengthening the local community.

Read the article here: https://t.co/sWftMxbKBm

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📺 JobsPlus in the news!

Great to see @SkyNews highlighting rising unemployment (now 5.1%) and the impact of JobsPlus.

We’re proud of the progress so far, and are focused on securing further funding to continue the programme.

🎥 Watch here: https://t.co/QaAOPdNlHB

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How can social housing and community partners help young people facing disadvantage move into technical careers?

The @NPCthinks is looking to understand what wraparound support looks like in practice.

Share your thoughts with @trisml, Director of Innovation and Development.

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Big news 🎉
Communities that Work welcomes four new Directors to our board: James Howell, Helen Phoenix, Ellie Patience, and Tracey Walsh.
We’re thrilled to have their expertise supporting our mission to create pathways into employment.

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The Autumn Budget set out the Labour Government’s priorities that will shape communities, services, and local growth ahead.

We hope the focus remains on community-driven growth and pulling working people out of poverty.

#Budget #CommunitiesThatWork #KeepBritainWorking

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🌟 Thrilled to attend the 2025 SVLG Social Value Supply-Chain Awards this week!

Our MD Lynsey Sweeney will host, joined in attendance by Chair-elect Rob Bowley & Director Tom Lane.

Proud to celebrate collaboration driving employment support nationwide.

#SVLG #SocialValue