News – 7 April 2022 Upcycling is a great way of transforming an item that’s unloved into something unique and special to you. It’s a way of being creative and sustainable, giving something a new lease of life for a fraction of the price of buying something new, and avoid throwing the old one into landfill. We’re planning to run a…
News – 6 April 2022 We are excited to be working with regional public health teams across Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes to create a blueprint for a new way of working between health and housing. The approach is designed to help tackle health inequalities through partnership working to improve access to, and engagement with, a range of public…
News – 4 April 2022 Have you remembered to tell UC about your new rent? If you claim UC you need to make sure they know about your new rent, otherwise your benefit could underpay you. You should have received a to-do to complete on your online account. Open this up and follow the instructions. If you can’t see a to-do…
News – 1 April 2022 The government recently announced a £150 payment for some households, to help with rising energy costs. If you’re liable for council tax and live in a property that’s in bands A-D, you are entitled to a one-off £150 payment from your local council. If you pay by direct debit, this will be paid to you automatically…
News – 30 March 2022 Good news for young people in Bedfordshire – Spring 4ward, our Easter youth activity programme, starts on Monday 4 April. We’ve a range of activities on offer for young people aged 8 to 17, including arts and crafts, quizzes, basketball and football amongst other things, plus an Easter egg trail in Bilberry Road, Clifton, The full…
News – 29 March 2022 Today the Government has launched its Social Housing Quality Resident Panel, bringing together social housing customers from across England to share their views with the Government and ministers on their approach to driving up the quality of social housing. Any resident can apply – the closing date for applications is Friday 29 April. More details, including…
News – 9 March 2022 We’re now halfway through Further together, our ambitious corporate plan for 2020-23. We continue to make progress against so many of the targets under our four commitments and so we wanted to give you a brief overview of these, as well as our upcoming plans. We set ourselves a target of building 400 per year by…
News – 8 March 2022 Today is International Women’s Day – a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and calling for gender equality. So, what better time to celebrate women working at Grand Union? We recently spoke to women working in male-dominated sectors and those flying the leadership flag at Grand Union. Take a…
News – 7 March 2022 No More Week is an annual opportunity to come together to raise awareness of domestic abuse, inspiring individuals, organisations and communities to make change. This week is also the first anniversary of the launch of our online Safe Space; the first housing provider in the UK to offer this. The Safe Space is untraceable and allows…
