West Yorkshire Housing Partnership

We desperately need to build more social homes. This #WordHomelessDay there are 1,100 households living in temporary accommodation across #WestYorkshire and nearly 85,000 households on housing waiting lists.

We're extremely proud to be trailblazers in our support for the Dementia Ready Task Force.   With the number of people living with dementia in the UK projected to double to two million by 2050, we're committed to meeting people's changing needs when adapting our existing homes and building new ones.   That's because we want to help our customers stay independent in their homes and communities for as long as possible.

“When we moved in, there was nothing here, it was just bare” https://loom.ly/fP8daCE - find out how Leeds Federated customers, Mr and Mrs Beecroft, turned their gardens into a prize-winning plot and a lovely area for their neighbours: https://loom.ly/fP8daCE #SocialHousing #Gardening #NeighboursHelpingNeighbours #CommunityBasedApproach #HelpingPeopleMakeAHome #Leeds #Wortley West Yorkshire Housing Partnership PlaceShapers

Long-term funding certainty is needed for housing associations to build the affordable homes #WestYorkshire so desperately needs, and to tackle the housing crisis. We will continue to make the case for this and welcome the news that the government is reportedly planning to provide long-term rent stability as part of the Autumn Budget. #AutumnBudget #SocialHousing #UKHousing https://lnkd.in/eQ459haD

Our vice-chair Nick Atkin sat down with Inside Housing's martin hilditch last month to discuss: 🤝 The success of our partnership - and why collaboration is key 💸 Why housing associations need more flexibility with funding 🏘️ The case for reclassifying housing investment as infrastructure spend Read the interview here 🔗 https://ow.ly/uOeA50SXnUz

Sugar Hill-rebuilding a community through regeneration. LEEDS FEDERATED HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED is very proud of its work to create homes fit for the future in South East Leeds. Working with Leeds City Council and constructors TERMRIM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Leeds Federated is ensuring that long term residents will have comfortable, energy efficient new homes that they are proud of. As PlaceShapers our members connect to support each other in the challenges they face in delivering their place-shaping role. PlaceShaping in Action creates opportunities for members to share, discuss and learn from the experience of others. Here, Matthew Walker, CEO of Leeds Federated and Chair of Placeshapers, shares what they learned along the way : https://loom.ly/W0HdvNk #PlaceShapers #PlaceShapingInAction #communities #regeneration #leeds #federated #homes

We are appalled and saddened by the recent acts of violence, racism, and Islamophobia in towns and cities across the UK.       West Yorkshire is a place that has many diverse communities and welcomes people from many different backgrounds.  As a Partnership we send a message of support and solidarity to those affected by the violence who now may feel unsafe in their communities.      As housing organisations, we have a crucial role in fostering safe and inclusive communities. The violence we have witnessed does not reflect the values we hold, and these actions have no place in our communities.     The West Yorkshire Housing Partnership takes a zero-tolerance approach towards racism and violence of any kind. We will continue to work closely together with Local Authorities, the Police and other partners to ensure the safety of our customers and colleagues during this difficult time.

"Delivering affordable, high-quality homes is a key priority for the West Yorkshire Housing Partnership and these figures show what can be achieved by working closely together." Our Chair, Andy Wallhead, on the news from Leeds City Council that more homes have been built in the city over the last 12 months than at any other time since the early 1980s, including hundreds of affordable homes. Read more below... https://lnkd.in/euax5SFW

We heard you all like drone shots? 📸 Here's some snaps showing great progress at our Armley development where we're building 50 new homes with Termrim Construction Ltd. The site is the former Tower Works factory which is being transformed into 100% affordable housing, with support coming from Leeds City Council and Homes England 🤝 All homes will be made available for affordable or social rent - and we're aiming to start handovers at the beginning of 2025.

Affordable and social housing is vital to protect low-income households, and we’re pleased this has been recognised by the new government 🏠 The #HousingCrisis has the biggest impact on the most vulnerable in society, with spiralling rents and house prices forcing thousands of families in #WestYorkshire onto lengthy housing waiting lists and into food banks. The changes announced by the Secretary of State today will help housing associations build more affordable homes 📈 However, it’s vital the government works closely with housing associations and understands our long-term funding needs to make this happen.