Communities that Work

Fantastic to welcome so many members, supporters and policymakers to our Annual Parliamentary Reception. Special thanks to Helen Whately MP and Jennifer Riddell-Carpenter MP for their reflections on the role that the social housing sector plays in employment support.

Another great speaker for our Communities that Work webinar: Paul Grace, Connect to Work Housing Lead at Gloucestershire County Council. Bringing 20+ years’ experience across housing, education & employment support. 🗓 30 April | ⏰ 11–12 👉 lnkd.in/enpUf7E5

Join us: Communities that Work Webinar: Connect to Work We’re excited to spotlight Stuart Clarke, Senior Manager for Employability at Newcastle City Council, sharing insights on housing-led employment support. 30 April | 11–12 | Online lnkd.in/enpUf7E5

🎤 Connect to Work Webinar - Speaker spotlight: Vikki Walters Strategic Lead for Inclusive Employment at Gloucestershire County Council, Vikki brings 25+ years’ experience supporting people with barriers into work. Sign up for our webinar here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/communities-…

Westminster Hall debate spotlight ✨ Amanda Hack MP highlights how place-based employment support like JobsPlus is helping residents into work by tailoring support to local needs. #CommunitiesthatWork #JobsPlus

Great to see the impact of our Stockton JobsPlus site highlighted by the BBC 🎥 By bringing caseworkers directly into communities, JobsPlus provides personalised support to help residents overcome barriers. Watch the report ⬇️ bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c5…

We're proud to see our member Tyne Housing leading Opening Doors – a new North East trailblazer project tackling economic inactivity for people in supported housing.

It's great to see JobsPlus highlighted in today’s Westminster Hall debate as a leading example of place-based employment support. MPs praised its impact in social housing communities – building confidence & wellbeing – and called for long-term funding to sustain results. 👏

📢 New pilot to reduce economic inactivity ‘Opening Doors’ will explore how to create better work pathways for people in supported accommodation. Led by @tynehousing with support from housing & research partners. 🔗 bit.ly/4bWWySi #PlaceBasedChange #EmploymentSupport

🌟 Community Spotlight: believe housing 🌟 We’re kicking off the new year by shining a light on the brilliant work of believe housing across the North East. Their Employability Team is delivering trusted, long-term support that truly changes lives. #BelieveHousing

📺 JobsPlus in the news again! We were pleased to welcome @guardian to our Stockton JobsPlus site to see how our place-based approach is supporting residents into sustainable work and strengthening the local community. Read the article here: theguardian.com/society/2025/d…

📺 JobsPlus in the news! Great to see @SkyNews highlighting rising unemployment (now 5.1%) and the impact of JobsPlus. We’re proud of the progress so far, and are focused on securing further funding to continue the programme. 🎥 Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=WjKbkc…

How can social housing and community partners help young people facing disadvantage move into technical careers? The @NPCthinks is looking to understand what wraparound support looks like in practice. Share your thoughts with @trisml, Director of Innovation and Development.

Big news 🎉 Communities that Work welcomes four new Directors to our board: James Howell, Helen Phoenix, Ellie Patience, and Tracey Walsh. We’re thrilled to have their expertise supporting our mission to create pathways into employment.

The Autumn Budget set out the Labour Government’s priorities that will shape communities, services, and local growth ahead. We hope the focus remains on community-driven growth and pulling working people out of poverty. #Budget #CommunitiesThatWork #KeepBritainWorking

🌟 Thrilled to attend the 2025 SVLG Social Value Supply-Chain Awards this week! Our MD Lynsey Sweeney will host, joined in attendance by Chair-elect Rob Bowley & Director Tom Lane. Proud to celebrate collaboration driving employment support nationwide. #SVLG #SocialValue

We’re thrilled that our MD Lynsey Sweeney will be speaking at this year’s #HOLEX Winter Network Event. Lynsey will share insights on #JobsPlus, inclusive routes into meaningful work, and how social housing can partner with adult/community learning. #AdultLearning #Employment

Great to see the Keep Britain Working review published recently, aimed at addressing economic inactivity. The findings strongly back place-based employment support like the JobsPlus pilot. 🔗gov.uk/government/pub… #JobsPlus #EmploymentSupport #KeepBritainWorking

Great to partner with @southernhousing to welcome Kevin McKenna MP to the Swale JobsPlus hub today. Fantastic to showcase the work the team is doing to support local people into meaningful, sustainable employment. #CtW #CommunitiesThatWork #JobsPlus #EmploymentSupport

📢 The JobsPlus Evaluation Report is out! As outlined by Amy in the blog below, the programme is already making a big impact in communities. Join the webinar on Nov 5 to explore the findings & what’s next for JobsPlus. 👉 Register: @0722f530-f5b6-4d97-8c88-278310a920a1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4f0de231…