Memberships and accreditations

National Housing Federation

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 We are members of the National Housing Federation (NHF) who are the voice of England’s housing associations.

Their housing association members provide homes for around six million people, and are driven by a social purpose: providing good quality housing that people can afford. The NHF support their members to deliver that social purpose, with ambitious work that leads to positive change.

Find out more about the NHF

 

Homes for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 

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We are members of Homes for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, a group of housing associations managing thousands of homes between them and have ambitious plans to build many more.

Find out more about Homes for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

 

Placeshapers

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We are members of Placeshapers, a national network of housing associations committed to supporting thriving communities and places. Placeshapers support and enable social housing providers to fulfil their place-shaping ambitions and help their communities thrive.

Find out more about Placeshapers

 

Chartered Institute of Housing

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We support our employees to be members of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and to access their qualifications and events. The CIH is the professional body for people who work in housing, the independent voice for housing and the home of professional standards.

Find out more about the CIH

 

Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance

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We have demonstrated our commitment to supporting the survivors of domestic abuse by being awarded the prestigious Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA) accreditation. DAHA are a partnership whose mission it is to improve the housing sector’s response to domestic abuse. If you require support with a domestic abuse situation, visit our support page.

Find out more about DAHA

 

Tpas

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We are accredited with the Tpas Landlord Accreditation in recognition of our robust approach to resident engagement and our emphasis on ensuring the resident voice is heard throughout our business. Tpas are England’s leading tenant engagement experts and they promote, support and champion tenant involvement and empowerment in social housing across England. 

Find out more about Tpas

 

Investors in the Environment

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We have been accredited to Investors in the Environment (iiE) since 2011 and have been recognised with their highest award ‘Green’ since 2015. iiE is a national environmental accreditation scheme designed to help organisations save time and money, reduce their impact on the environment, and get recognition for their progress.

Find out more about iiE

 

Care Quality Commission

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Our Community and Extra Care services are regularly inspected and reviewed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our services are currently rated Good.

Find out more about the CQC

 

Disability Confident Employer

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We have signed up to the government’s Disability Confident Employer scheme that has created a movement of change, encouraging employers to think differently about disability and to take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled people. We are committed to removing barriers to disabled people and those with long-term health conditions as well as ensuring disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

Find out more about the Disability Confident scheme

 

Living Wage Employer

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We are proud to be an accredited Living Wage Employer. We recognise that our people are the most important part of who we are, and feel that it is only right that they receive the Living Wage. We employ the very best people across all areas of our business, and in order to attract that talent we know we need to ensure our colleagues are able to live well on the wages we pay.

Find out more about the Living Wage Foundation

 

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award

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The Silver award of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) highlights our ever increasing commitment to supporting UK military personnel, reservists, veterans and their families. We offer support to members of the armed forces, their families and veterans who live in our homes, through our community based support services. The support available includes employment support, education or training opportunities and money advice. Our employees are also able to signpost and refer people to specialist support services to help them receive any additional help needed.

Find out more about the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme

 

Age Friendly Pledge

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We have signed the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, a nationwide programme run by the Centre for Ageing Better. By signing the pledge we have demonstrated a commitment to improve recruitment, retention and development of workers aged 50 and over. This means older workers can continue to thrive and contribute to our success, and it means we will benefit from the innovation and productivity boost that multigenerational workforces bring.

Find out more about the Age Friendly Pledge

 

Harry’s Pledge

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We have signed up to Harry’s Pledge, a united national commitment to support, recognise and champion carers. By doing so we commit to the four pledges:

·       Being supportive employers to people that have caring responsibilities

  • Making offices and community spaces as accessible as possible
  • Building more fully-accessible homes
  • Further professionalising and promoting care as a career, and lobbying for changes in pay and rewards for carers.

Find out more about Harry’s Pledge