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Greater Manchester Housing Providers (GMHP) gathered today at the Imperial War Museum North to discuss how to support former armed services personnel and their families.

The inaugural GMHP Armed Forces Covenant event was hosted by Yvonne Castle, CEO of Johnnie Johnson Housing, and was attended by representatives from housing providers and local authorities from across Greater Manchester (GM).

The keynote speech was given by Andy Burnham, Mayor of Manchester, who spoke passionately about his personal mission to end rough sleeping in Greater Manchester. After speaking personally to people on the street, he says too many are veterans and as a society we are failing them which is shameful.

Work is being planned to improve the energy efficiency of JJH schemes, as part of our contribution to climate change initiatives.

JJH Executive Director, Homes and Services Ian Thomson is taking the lead on a cross-sector group on behalf of 14 other Manchester housing associations and recently presented proposals on how we can make a real difference to the climate change agenda. 

GM Housing Providers will bring together housing providers, suppliers, and support organisations on Thursday 25th October. During the day, attendees will hear keynote presentations from the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and Warren Smith, Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, on how providers can support former armed forces personnel and their families at both a regional and local perspective. 

The event will also showcase a number of suppliers and support organisations, providing a chance for attendees to learn more about how signposting can add value to their services and delivery against the covenant.

Give us your views on housing!

In August we saw the publication of the long awaited Social Housing Green Paper. The Government wants to generate a "nationwide conversation on social housing' and we want our residents to feed their views into our response to Government.

All entries will be entered into a prize draw to win a Samsung Tablet!

Coming soon – Johnnie Johnson is making it easier and more flexible in the way that residents and customers will make payments. This is because we want to make the process faster and more efficient.

From Thursday 1^st November we will introduce allpay as our secure internet payment provider.

A launch event was held this week and was attended by JJH representatives and members of Doncaster Council where we showcased our building designs and plans for this exciting new development.

The properties will be available for over 55s and will provide new affordable homes for shared ownership.  There will also be a bespoke bungalow for rent which has been designed to meet the needs of a household with family members suffering from an acute disability.  

Not just your average day at the office then!

Tricia is currently seconded to the 'Adapting with Age' project. This pioneering initiative is looking at how we can support people who – even though they may be growing older – don’t want to be made to feel elderly by their surroundings.

We are delighted that Joe McLoughlin has today been named on the Inside Housing Tech Leader List 2018.

The work of Joe and the Astraline team has been noted as making 'great strides in digital transformation for customers'. In particular our joint project with GSPK Design and the Centre for Assistive Technology at the University of Sheffield to develop a prototype sensor to assess walking speed - a primary indicator of frailty.

Johnnie Johnson Housing welcomes today's Government pledge to provide £2 billion in funding for new homes in England, and to remove the "stigma" of social housing.

Read more about this, and find out what JJH Chief Executive Yvonne Castle has to say.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Radar Band, a new wristband from Astraline designed to help vulnerable people who may be at risk of getting lost.

Astraline is our 24 hour telecare monitoring centre, offering a range of products and services that help support independent living.