National Housing Federation

Local authorities in England with the most severe shortage of social housing now have waiting lists exceeding a hundred years for a family sized (3+bed) social home, new analysis has found.

Housing federations from across the UK have written an open letter to party leaders calling for the introduction of a social tariff in the energy market.

Seventeen leading housing sector bodies have voiced their acute concerns about the British homes for British workers policy rumoured to be under consideration by the UK Government. An open letter has been sent to the prime minister Rishi Sunak and secretary of state for housing Michael Gove and was

Phoenix and the National Housing Federation (NHF) have partnered to create a new report that features revealing insights into the impact cyber attacks are having on the housing sector currently.

A new UK Government-backed scheme has been launched which provides free legal advice to help 38,000 people a year at risk of losing their home.

A cap on social housing rent increases could be put in place for the coming financial year in England under proposals being consulted on by the UK Government, with options at 3%, 5% and 7% being considered. A consultation has been launched today to invite views from social housing tenants and landlo

Plans for thousands of affordable homes are likely to be dropped as billions of pounds are set aside to fix the building safety crisis, UK builders have warned. Clarion Housing Group, the UK’s largest provider of affordable housing, told The Guardian it is set to build 1,800 fewer affordable p

The UK Government has today allocated funding worth £8.6 billion for its Affordable Homes Programme which will deliver around 119,000 homes, including 57,000 for ownership, 29,600 for social rent and 6,250 affordable rural homes.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has joined forces with housing association representatives in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to call on the UK Government to extend the £20 uplift in Universal Credit (UC) payments.  In October, the government is planning to

A Scottish initiative to create jobs for people with experience of homelessness has achieved success in England. Speaking in a blog for the National Housing Federation, PA Housing chair Hattie Llewelyn-Davies said the Naumann Initiative, which was pioneered by Kingdom Housing Associat

A new social housing charter has been launched in England which sets out reforms that aim to speed up the complaints procedure for residents and make landlords more accountable.

A new COVID-19 Housing and Employment Taskforce has launched, bringing key leaders from the housing and employment sectors together to work with government and policy makers, to ensure that the sectors - and the people and communities they serve - are best supported during the COVID-19 epidemic

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has announced emergency legislation to ensure no renters in England will be forced out of their home during the coronavirus pandemic. Announcing a package of measures to protect renters and landlords, Mr Jenrick said the legislation will suspend new evictions from so

Hundreds of housing associations from every part of the UK have come together to launch an ambitious innovation programme to tackle the biggest challenges in the sector.

As the SFHA reveals Housing Futures as the fourth strand of its Innovation and Future Thinking programme, Lorna Wilson shares her thoughts on the announcement. In 2018, SFHA launched its Innovation and Future Thinking programme to bring members and other stakeholders together to collaboratively deve