Category: Housing

244 Housing posts found.

What will the spring Budget mean for your energy bills?

20/03/2023
Cost of living

Last Wednesday’s Budget announcement by the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt included an extension to the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) for a further three…

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Latest Five-Year Housing Land Supply Statement for Shropshire published

09/03/2023
St Martins, near Oswestry. Picture by Shaun Fellows / Shine Pix Ltd

Shropshire Council has published the latest Five-Year Housing Land Supply Statement for Shropshire. This annual review of housing land supply is an…

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Energy bills support for off-grid households

08/03/2023
Thermostat

The Government has opened online application portals for its Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding and Alternative Fuel Payments for those who…

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Drug and alcohol treatment service for rough sleepers launches in Shropshire

07/03/2023
8 people joining hands

Today sees the launch of RESET, a new and potentially lifesaving multi-agency service to provide drug and alcohol treatment support for rough…

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Council approve plans to provide more homes for those in need

03/03/2023

Shropshire Council continues to progress with its plans to buy more homes for those most in need. This decision, which was backed…

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Shropshire Council supports National Empty Homes Week this week

01/03/2023
A row of houses

Shropshire Council is supporting National Empty Homes Week, a national campaign organised by Action on Empty Homes, which runs until this Sunday…

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Eligible for the Government’s Warm Homes Discount? Make sure you apply by 28 February

22/02/2023
Rising living costs

The Government’s Warm Homes Discount is a £150 reduction on energy bills. It is available to people who receive the Guarantee Credit…

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Be aware of scams relating to energy bills support, residents warned

22/02/2023
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Shropshire Council and their partners are warning people to be wary of scams relating to the Government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative…

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Forget the Oscars, here come the LGC Awards…

21/02/2023
Laura Fisher

Shropshire Council is proud to announce that Laura Fisher, its hardworking, solution-delivering, team-leading, council-inspiring, caring and collaborative head of housing, resettlement and…

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News from our partners: Cookery classes on the menu as community kitchen and housing organisation join forces

16/02/2023
People at a table in a community kitchen, looking at the camera and smiling

Tenants with a Shropshire housing organisation are being given the chance to cook up a treat at a series of free workshops…

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