News – 7 September 2021 September is World Alzheimer’s Month, highlighting the importance of talking about dementia and how it impacts the daily lives of people affected by the condition. Mitch, 86, lives in one of our Extra Care schemes and knows all about caring for someone with dementia, since his wife’s diagnosis a while ago. Here’s Mitch and Mary’s…
News – 6 September 2021 Grand Union’s newest refuge is providing a safe haven for women and their children, fleeing domestic abuse. Designed to be a secure home and built to a high-standard as part of our role as the specialist accommodation landlord – the Bedford refuge comprises self-contained flats that provide a safe and stable place for women and…
News – 2 September 2021 Kaysey and Andrew, from Biggleswade, are full-time carers to their profoundly disabled daughters, Liyla, 10, and five-year-old Delcie. Their rented Grand Union home, where they also live with son Freddie, 11, and two dogs, is no longer fit for purpose, despite providing them happy memories for the past nine years. Liyla and Delcie are reliant…
By Lisa Kearns, Partnerships, Domestic Abuse & Safeguarding Manager 24 August 2021 Sadly, domestic abuse is an everyday occurrence. It will affect one in four women and one in six men in their lifetime, leading to two women a week being murdered and 30 men per year. And the pandemic has only made matters worse, with lockdowns restricting some people’s…
Looking at how we can improve equality, diversity and inclusion at Grand Union By Aileen Evans, Group Chief Executive Monday 23 August 2021 Last May, the murder of George Floyd sparked protests across the world which saw the Black Lives Matter campaign hit the headlines. With the spotlight being shone on racial inequality and injustice, we wanted to look at…
News – 20 August 2021 Our summer timetable of activities in Bedfordshire is proving to be a great success, with young people signed up to a host of activities till the end of the month, including arts and crafts and allotment sessions, as well as sports and fitness programmes. One of the sports programmes funded by the local housing provider,…
News – 18 August 2021 The Government is currently encouraging claimants to claim Universal Credit (UC) voluntarily. If you are thinking of claiming UC when you are already getting any of the benefits it replaces: Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance Income-related Employment and Support Allowance Income Support Housing Benefit Child Tax Credits Working Tax Credits you should seek advice from us or…
By Dave Lakin, Director of Development & Commercial Friday 13 August 2021 A decade ago, Grand Union built 158 homes for social rent in one year. This was a watershed, we could see change was coming, after the banking crisis and subsequent recession, but looking back I didn’t realise it would be such a dramatic shift. In the decade that…
News – 5 August 2021 A couple of weeks ago we let you know about the delays to garage door repairs because of steel shortages. Unfortunately, we’re now experiencing a materials shortage across a number of areas, not just steel. At the start of the pandemic many manufacturers were forced to reduce their production levels and some even had to…
