The Chartered Institute of Housing

CIH backs calls for an integrated health care system for elderly

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) is backing calls from a group of MPs for an integrated health care system for the elderly, who make up 50 per cent of the UK’s social housing tenants.

Welfare reforms will force people to borrow more or cut basic living expenses says CIH

More than 800,000 homes will be out of reach to low-income families as a result of welfare reforms says the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).

Job losses could “snuff out” sector’s skills and potential

The head of the CIH has called the prospect of 700,000 public sector job losses “terrifying” and warned that they threaten a loss of skills in the housing and local government sectors.

Draft planning framework is a golden chance to supply much-needed homes

The draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has been welcomed by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) for setting out a “simpler and consolidated approach to planning” and which “directly seeks to tackle the huge challenges around housing supply and affordability”.

CIH back planning reforms

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) is broadly in favour of the draft National Planning Policy Framework, which sets out a simpler and consolidated approach to planning, and which directly seeks to tackle the huge challenges around housing supply and affordability.

Tenant learning programme launches new qualification

The Chartered Institute of Housing's Active Learning for Residents (ALfR) programme has launched a new qualification which helps to boost the skills and influence of tenants and residents.

CIH launch team to tackle social housing fraud

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has today launched its new advice team aimed at helping social landlords make best use of their stock through tackling tenancy fraud and providing people in large homes with opportunities to down-size.

CIH launches income and inclusion service

A new service from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) will offer specialist support to social landlords to help them overcome the economic challenges to their organisation and their tenants.

Housing benefit reforms to start in April

Tomorrow housing workers and their tenants will face the start of a two-year package of reforms to housing benefit.

Housing benefit changes to make a third of England unaffordable for low income households

Government plans to change the way housing benefit is calculated will price low income households out of a third of local authorities in England and push them away from areas with higher employment, according to new analysis by Shelter and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).

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