Citizen

Did you know we’re working as part of the #MatrixHousingPartnership to improve the energy efficiency of homes in our communities? 🏗 The group is a consortium of social landlords and has secured £12m in funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. The aim of the project is to boost the energy efficiency of homes across the West Midlands, bringing EPC ratings up to a C 🏠 ✅ Take a look at the animation below which has been created for our customers so they can learn more about the project and how people in our communities can benefit 👇

⭐ Comms vacancies available ⭐ We’ve got two additional roles available in our communications team 📣 These include a: 💻 Digital communications specialist £41,999 pending 2024/25 pay award 🎥 Multimedia content specialist £33,683 pending 2024/25 pay award 📅 Closing date 13 September By joining our team you will play a part in making a real difference to people’s lives across the West Midlands 🙌 Other roles available in our communications team include online and digital communications business partner, external communications business partner and internal communications business partner. Find out more about the roles and apply for the vacancies here 👉 https://rb.gy/pgjgx6 You can also contact Sonia Johal Squires for more information 📱

At Citizen we believe in our social purpose – we want to provide more than just a home, we want to provide a foundation for life 🏠 We are committed to building new affordable homes across the West Midlands and build 650 new homes each year 🏗 Partnerships are incredibly important as part of this and we work with local councils and construction companies to deliver the homes people in our communities need 🤝 Find out more about our social purpose here 👉 https://rb.gy/03jojj  

We work with our partners to make a positive difference to our customers and communities and are currently working with Westdale Midlands and Coventry College to help train the next generation of retrofitters Students complete initial training and are then given the opportunity to carry out energy efficiency works such as external wall insulation on our homes as part of our social housing decarbonisation project 🏠 We are currently carrying out energy efficiency works on more than 2,000 homes across the Coventry as part of Wave 2 of the social housing decarbonisation fund and this will bring the homes up to an EPC C rating ⚡ Find out more about the course here 👉 https://rb.gy/wp2dmh

⭐ Comms vacancies available ⭐ We’re recruiting and have several roles available in our communications team. By joining our team you will play a part in making a real difference to people’s lives across the West Midlands 🙌 The roles available include: 💻 Online and Digital Communications Business Partner ✍ External Communications Business Partner 📢 Internal Communications Business Partner 💷 Salary: £50,518 pending 2024/25 pay award 📅 Closing date: 6 September 2024 You can find out more about the roles and apply for the vacancies here 👉 https://rb.gy/pgjgx6

At Citizen we have an ambitious development programme so we can build properties and meet the ever-increasing need for the right homes in the right areas 🏗 Between 2023 and 2026 we will build 1,650 new affordable homes and 300 homes for outright sale 🏠 We’ve been working hard to build more properties and, in the last 12 months, have had a record year completing 700 homes and this summer we increased our positioning in Inside Housing’s Biggest Builders 🙌 Find out about our development plans here 👉 https://rb.gy/6ocn4u

At Citizen we believe in the power of transforming communities through successful regeneration🏗️ and we have big plans to regenerate areas of Coventry. In Spon End, we're set to demolish outdated blocks and build around 750 new homes. 🏠 Plans will be submitted to Coventry City Council later this summer. In Wyken we have demolished Vincent Wyles House and will be demolishing William Malcolm House. This will make way for 90 new modern and affordable homes. Discover more about our exciting regeneration plans here 👉 https://rb.gy/atqk33

At Citizen we take damp and mould seriously and our specialist teams work hard to treat it. Colleagues, from our administrators to the damp and mould responders, work together on a wide range of tasks so we can treat the issue when it’s reported to us 🛠 👷♀️ We’ve created the below video to highlight to our customers what happens when damp and mould is reported to us and offer advice about how to reduce it in the home 🏠 Watch our video below 👇

Well done and congratulations to Hannah at Westdale Midlands who has won an Encouragement Award 🏆 Hannah is working on our wave two social housing decarbonisation project where energy efficiency works are being carried out on homes across Coventry to bring their EPC rating up to a C ⚡ Hannah purchased essential food items for a family after learning about their financial difficulties. Thank you for being so thoughtful! Find out more below 👇

At Citizen we work with our partners to make a positive difference to our customers in our communities 🤝 And in 2023-24 our Citizen Local Fund supported 30 incredible groups across the West Midlands 🙌 Our Citizen Local Fund helps projects that: ✨ promote mental and physical wellbeing ✨ reduce social isolation ✨ bring communities together Discover some of the inspiring projects we've funded and the difference they're making 👉 https://rb.gy/ko8mxy