• Community Based Housing Associations have a long and impressive track record of understanding the wider needs of their communities, and acting on these wherever possible. Their success in getting crucial help and support to local people during the pandemic was a great example of this
  • But housing associations no longer have their own dedicated fund for these wider community services and activities: tenants’ rents are not meant to fund these, and so central funding remains essential, especially as CBHAs continue to help plug gaps left by the ongoing decline in public services