Inspector tears into standard of sheltered housing

Sticking to her Gunns

The Chartered Insitute of Housing’s new defender of services for vulnerable people Domini Gunn-Peim kicks off our care and support special by telling Rhiannon Bury how spending cuts, housing and welfare reform mean her new role is no easy task.

Councils to test Supporting People changes

Local authorities are to begin piloting new approaches to delivering Supporting People services from this summer.

A forgotten age

Boarded up in Bradford

As Gingerbread Housing Project closes for good, Rhiannon Bury kicks off our procurement special by examining the devastating human impact of cuts to Supporting People budgets.

Housing must be priority in supporting vulnerable children argues CIH

Housing providers must be seen as key agencies in the support of vulnerable adults and children to ensure tragedies such as Ryan Lovell-Hancox do not happen again, the Chartered Institute of Housing has said.

Colour charts

As voters across England, Scotland and Wales prepare to go to the polls, we assess the key battlegrounds for housing

What’s in a name?

The housing strategy for England has finally arrived, but what does it mean for the sector?

Support on a shoestring

Budgets are being slashed and demand is up but, as Inside Housing and Capita’s exclusive Supporting People survey reveals, many care and support providers are maintaining services for vulnerable people. Lydia Stockdale finds out how they are doing it and if it can last.

Wind of change

A host of new laws are set to change the landscape for Welsh social landlords. Michael Northcott reports

A problem shared

Sharing views on retrofit with a group of landlords across Europe has been invaluable, says Richard Baines