Your Housing Day tweets
A round-up of your pictures, videos and stories shared for #HousingDay18
As usual, housing providers and tenants from across the country shared tweets about their work and the difference they make for Housing Day. Below is just a small selection of them:
Many social landlords have been sharing stories from their tenants, including Hastoe...
Today is #housingday18. At Hastoe, we build safe, warm affordable homes in rural communities for local people. One of our new shared owners, Kate Carter, says what a new home means to her family #ruralhousing t.co/NEp8lBjI82 pic.twitter.com/THMTr2ULe8
— Hastoe Housing (@HastoeHousing)Today is #housingday18. At Hastoe, we build safe, warm affordable homes in rural communities for local people. One of our new shared owners, Kate Carter, says what a new home means to her family #ruralhousing https://t.co/NEp8lBjI82 pic.twitter.com/THMTr2ULe8
— Hastoe Housing (@HastoeHousing) October 10, 2018
... and Tuntum, who posted this video from a new tenant, Shanelle Bailey Lewis, at its Imaani Project:
Shanelle Bailey Lewis, from Imaani Project. #HousingDay18 #WeAreTuntum pic.twitter.com/MMhsXWTkXA
— Tuntum Housing (@TuntumHA)Shanelle Bailey Lewis, from Imaani Project. #HousingDay18 #WeAreTuntum pic.twitter.com/MMhsXWTkXA
— Tuntum Housing (@TuntumHA) October 10, 2018
Others tweeted about projects helping young entrepreneurs and volunteer work:
Last month we supported eight young entrepreneurs to grow their business as part of our @LovePollards Enterprise Week #HousingDay18 t.co/ycl11jW4bq pic.twitter.com/Nb2adB1FcE
— Moat (@moathomes)Last month we supported eight young entrepreneurs to grow their business as part of our @LovePollards Enterprise Week #HousingDay18 https://t.co/ycl11jW4bq pic.twitter.com/Nb2adB1FcE
— Moat (@moathomes) October 10, 2018
Housing is about more than just homes - we’re so much more than just bricks and mortar. Earlier this year our volunteers helped transform a disused piece of land at the back of The Big Venture in The Scotlands into a community garden. ^BH #HousingDay18 t.co/r7kiO4EDYH
— Wolverhampton Homes (@WolvesHomes)Housing is about more than just homes - we're so much more than just bricks and mortar. Earlier this year our volunteers helped transform a disused piece of land at the back of The Big Venture in The Scotlands into a community garden. ^BH #HousingDay18 https://t.co/r7kiO4EDYH
— Wolverhampton Homes (@WolvesHomes) October 10, 2018
A big theme of Housing Day this year was challenging stigmatisation of social tenants – here is a video of Serena Watson, neighbourhood officer at Network Homes, giving her view:
Serena Watson, Neighbourhood Officer at Network Homes, challenges some perceptions about social housing tenants and talks about how all residents, whatever tenure, are treated equally. @housingday #HousingDay18 #socialhousing pic.twitter.com/DQ834pgsRq
— Network Homes (@networkhomesuk)Serena Watson, Neighbourhood Officer at Network Homes, challenges some perceptions about social housing tenants and talks about how all residents, whatever tenure, are treated equally. @housingday #HousingDay18 #socialhousing pic.twitter.com/DQ834pgsRq
— Network Homes (@networkhomesuk) October 10, 2018
Onward Homes tweeted about its customer engagement community – which helps tenants, such as Honey featured here, shape services:
Read Honey’s engagement story and advice to would be tenant voices #HousingDay18 @Onward_Homes @2BenefitSociety t.co/Z9SfsLPINU @tpasengland
— val alker (@ValAlker)Read Honey’s engagement story and advice to would be tenant voices #HousingDay18 @Onward_Homes @2BenefitSociety https://t.co/Z9SfsLPINU @tpasengland
— val alker (@ValAlker) October 10, 2018
Stories about people turning their lives around due to housing organisations providing accommodation were in abundance:
Jake has turned his life around with the help of our staff at YMCA Hillbrook House in #Redhill.
— YMCA East Surrey (@YMCAEastSurrey)
"I’ve wanted to live a normal life for so long now," he said.
Read Jake’s uplifting story here -t.co/PgFdpopDZu#WorldHomelessDay #WorldhomelessnessDay #HousingDay18 pic.twitter.com/tekHqIhfZAJake has turned his life around with the help of our staff at YMCA Hillbrook House in #Redhill.
— YMCA East Surrey (@YMCAEastSurrey) October 10, 2018
"I've wanted to live a normal life for so long now," he said.
Read Jake's uplifting story here -https://t.co/PgFdpopDZu#WorldHomelessDay #WorldhomelessnessDay #HousingDay18 pic.twitter.com/tekHqIhfZA
Asif Choudry, of Resource and founder Comms Hero, wrote a blog about growing up in social housing:
Brought up by PROUD TENANTS. Here’s a little bloggage from me about what social housing means to me and my family #HousingDay18 t.co/p86gviUMq3
— Asif Choudry (@AsifChoudry)Brought up by PROUD TENANTS. Here’s a little bloggage from me about what social housing means to me and my family #HousingDay18 https://t.co/p86gviUMq3
— Asif Choudry (@AsifChoudry) October 10, 2018
Another personal story came from Majed, a tenant of South Yorkshire Housing Association:
This #HousingDay18 is all about tenant voice. Meet Majed: this is his story about what social housing means to him and his family, and how a secure home allows him to put his all into his job. P.S not long until Christmas Majed (watch to find out more!) t.co/1cDdYt7tJ3 pic.twitter.com/T1z9E50h1q
— South Yorkshire Housing Association (@SYorksHA)This #HousingDay18 is all about tenant voice. Meet Majed: this is his story about what social housing means to him and his family, and how a secure home allows him to put his all into his job. P.S not long until Christmas Majed (watch to find out more!) https://t.co/1cDdYt7tJ3 pic.twitter.com/T1z9E50h1q
— South Yorkshire Housing Association (@SYorksHA) October 10, 2018
While Sovereign Housing shared this picture of resident scrutineer Don deciding on video clips to use:
Visits all complete, resident scrutineer Don deciding with @Jon_Sovereign which video clips to use to promote #HousingDay18 @sovereignha @JCTay6 @Tim_Sovereign pic.twitter.com/UqAVYNc9co
— Sovereign Housing (@sovereignha)Visits all complete, resident scrutineer Don deciding with @Jon_Sovereign which video clips to use to promote #HousingDay18 @sovereignha @JCTay6 @Tim_Sovereign pic.twitter.com/UqAVYNc9co
— Sovereign Housing (@sovereignha) October 10, 2018
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government also got involved:
Today is also #HousingDay2018 and in line with this year’s theme we’re highlighting how residents’ views shaped our #SocialHousingGreenPaper; a new deal for social housing. More info: t.co/jRSQUQ6ExC pic.twitter.com/amL6SpqKm5
— Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Govt (@mhclg)Today is also #HousingDay2018 and in line with this year’s theme we’re highlighting how residents' views shaped our #SocialHousingGreenPaper; a new deal for social housing. More info: https://t.co/jRSQUQ6ExC pic.twitter.com/amL6SpqKm5
— Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Govt (@mhclg) October 10, 2018
It wouldn’t be Housing Day without a picture of a big cheque, and Com Mutual, the charitable arm of Liverpool Mutual Homes, duly obliged:
ComMutual work with housing tenants and communities to make a difference. Find out more: t.co/GALYE8gwP9 #HousingDay18 pic.twitter.com/sj58s1g90O
— ComMutual (@ComMutualInfo)ComMutual work with housing tenants and communities to make a difference. Find out more: https://t.co/GALYE8gwP9 #HousingDay18 pic.twitter.com/sj58s1g90O
— ComMutual (@ComMutualInfo) October 10, 2018
Elishia Mullan tweeted a picture of a tenant crochet group at Clanmil Housing:
Our tenant crochet group in West Belfast. Creating a #TenantVoice through social activity. @ClanmilHousing #HousingDay18 #lesssocialisolation pic.twitter.com/D9ICiZ9IpX
— Elishia Mullan (@kellehers75)Our tenant crochet group in West Belfast. Creating a #TenantVoice through social activity. @ClanmilHousing #HousingDay18 #lesssocialisolation pic.twitter.com/D9ICiZ9IpX
— Elishia Mullan (@kellehers75) October 10, 2018
Jigsaw Homes Group shared resident feedback in video form:
Happy #HousingDay18. As the theme is ’the tenant voice’ we thought it would be a good opportunity to share some feedback we had from our tenants about the #SocialHousingGreenPaper from a recent @JigsawRewards survey. Question 1: pic.twitter.com/V7e9BkzA4t
— Jigsaw Homes Group (@JigsawHG)Happy #HousingDay18. As the theme is 'the tenant voice' we thought it would be a good opportunity to share some feedback we had from our tenants about the #SocialHousingGreenPaper from a recent @JigsawRewards survey. Question 1: pic.twitter.com/V7e9BkzA4t
— Jigsaw Homes Group (@JigsawHG) October 10, 2018
Hull City Council shared a picture of a tenant involvement event:
Today is Housing Day 2018. Hull has a long history of successful tenant involvement, putting tenants at the forefront of everything we do & ensuring their voices are heard. #HousingDay18 pic.twitter.com/ziewPXS5iV
— Hull CC News (@Hullccnews)Today is Housing Day 2018. Hull has a long history of successful tenant involvement, putting tenants at the forefront of everything we do & ensuring their voices are heard. #HousingDay18 pic.twitter.com/ziewPXS5iV
— Hull CC News (@Hullccnews) October 10, 2018
