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Oxford City Council has agreed £2m in funding to provide settled homes for people with experience of or at risk of rough sleeping.

Thirteen has been appointed to Homes England’s new £20bn procurement framework, alongside other housing associations and builders.

S&P described THFC as a “leading aggregator” that has continued to provide housing associations with access to low-cost funding during the pandemic.

Lovell Later Living’s Paula Broadbent reflects on whether the social care funding reform will enable the sector to better deliver on its core mission.

Manningham Housing CEO Lee Bloomfield said he feared the £20 cut to Universal Credit will be “devastating for those who already have so little to lose”.

Home-counties-based housing association Thrive Homes says the funds will help it to invest back into the communities in which it operates.

Thirteen will benefit from £191.3m in funding for affordable homes, which it says will help build thousands of new homes across the north-east of England.

Eastlight Community Homes has struck a £120m funding deal with four unnamed North American investors to help it build 3,800 new homes by 2026.

The new programme aims to give community-led housing groups better access to high-quality affordable housing that meets the needs of local communities.

Social housing providers are now able to bid for their share of £160m in funding in order to make major improvements to their stock.