
Community Savers
@commsaversclass
Women-led community associations linking up grassroots leaders to share ideas for strengthening our communities & reducing poverty (alliance with CLASS 1188480)
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https://lnk.bio/CommunitySavers 23-04-2020 19:04:33
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Yesterday's benefits announcements mean that, on average, households with a disabled member will lose ยฃ400 a year by 2029-30, but some households could lose out by ยฃ9,600 or more Vital, damning analysis by Louise Murphy Mike Brewer & Alex Clegg resolutionfoundation.org/publications/aโฆ


Pleased to see ยฃ2bn investment in social and affordable housing from a The Labour Party government serious about tackling the housing crisis. We are going to help deliver this ambition in Manchester with a strong pipeline of social housing ready to be built.๐ก๐ gov.uk/government/newโฆ


Do you have strong experience in translating community engagement, development and participation into action? Want to empower communities to take ownership and drive positive change themselves, to improve health and wellbeing? #CommunityDevelopment jobs.manchester.gov.uk/vacancies/5405โฆ

Yesterday, Inside Housing ran an exclusive on our Commission's latest report - 'Manchester's Housing Crisis in Context: Why we need sustainable homes for social rent'. Read the full story here: insidehousing.co.uk/news/exclusiveโฆ With thanks to Grรกinne Cuffe #SocialHomes4MCR #UKHousing

Thanks to Women in Community Action in #Arbourthorne and @DandelionCommunity for hosting so many BIG discussions yesterday. Full of green shoots and new hope! Watch "What is the City But the People?" on Community Savers YouTube @DandelionSavers Social Homes for Manchester Coalition



Looking forward to joini ng Community Savers affiliate #WomeninCommunityAction for #familyfeast An Even Better Arbourthorne Arbourthorne Primary/ An Even Better Arbourthorne this afternoon and a neighbourhood walkabout with local councillors from Sheffield City Council to hear local mums priorities for the area Prof Beth Perry


Comm Savers are founding partners of Social Homes for Manchester Coalition which launched Mcr's first Social Housing Commission in 2024. Community Commissioners are at the heart of advocacy across the city demanding #30%SocialRent in all new build. Here's how we fund it: tinyurl.com/233ram9v


One of Greater Manchester Tenants Unionโs best branches ๐๐ Over the last few years theyโve gone toe to toe with Riverside, winning tens of thousands of pounds compensation for our members. Follow to stay up to date!
News: A Manchester Social Housing Commission was launched after Community Savers affiliates across the city called for urgent action to address the crisis where over 19,000 households are now on the waiting list for a social rented home in the city. See: communitysavers.net/how-to-fund-suโฆ


Our project was made possible thanks to #NationalLottery playersโ. Thank you so much for supporting Brinnington Community Savers day trip to Llandudno. We dodged the rain and had a fabulous day at the seaside and meal together at The Albert xx Part of the Community Savers




Walked past the 76 new affordable homes being built in Didsbury today. 30 of these homes are for social rent, with new NHS medical centre too. Good to work with local councillor and social housing champion, Councillor Debbie Hilal on this project to deliver new social housing in her ward.๐ก


"The Manchester Evening News spoke to Zoe last year about her work on the Manchester Social Housing Commission". manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-mโฆ via Manchester News MEN #SocialHomes4MCR
