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Gloucester City Homes (GCH) is pleased to launch an exciting employment opportunity for 6 young people through the Government’s £2 billion Kickstart Scheme.   The 6 placements will give unemployed young people valuable work experience as an Office Administrator, Property Services Assistant and Supported Housing Assistant.  The 25-hour per week, 6-month jobs are open to young people between the ages of 16 and 24 who are claiming Universal Credit.  […]

Gloucester City Homes (GCH) are pleased to have launched a new initiative in the Westgate area which provides pre-packaged ‘recipe bags’ to support residents with accessing nutritious and healthy food. During the first lockdown from March 2020 GCH were pleased to support Gloucester City Council in developing a network of emergency food distribution to help

Gloucester City Homes (GCH) are proud to support National Apprenticeship Week. National Apprenticeship Week, that is running from 8th-14th February this year, aims to celebrate the impact of apprenticeships on individuals, employers and the economy. GCH is proud to support young people by providing a high number of apprenticeships, traineeships and also work placements continuing

Gloucester City Homes (GCH) is pleased to announce the completion of 24 brand new affordable rent flats at the historic Tanners Hall site on the corner of Worcester Street and Gouda Way.  The historic building, built by Cape Homes, sensitively incorporates surviving remains of a 13th Century medieval town house used by the Company of Tanners, one of the oldest craft organisations in the city. The preserved

Along with housing associations across the UK we are committed to support residents affected by Coronavirus crisis by; keeping people secure at home, helping people to get the support they need and acting compassionately and quickly where people are struggling. If you are a tenant and you need support, please get in touch and we

The Regulator for Social Housing has announced that Gloucester City Homes (GCH) has passed its annual regulatory review, known as a stability check.  The Regulator performs the check on all providers with 1000+ homes. Following both an in-depth assessment in 2020 and the annual stability check, GCH maintains its high G1/V2 rating for its governance and viability.   Anne Southern, Director of Finance at GCH comments “This is excellent news

We have been busy working together with local partners to bring some Christmas cheer to help combat loneliness across our Independent Living Schemes.  Independent Living Officer, Laura Jones, started an appeal asking people to write an extra Christmas card for those who will be especially lonely this Christmas period. We were thrilled to receive over 600 cards,

The Housing Ombudsman Service published a new “Complaint Handling Code” in July 2020, which sets out good practice for dealing with and resolving complaints. Registered Social Landlords are required to adhere to the guidance within the code and will be accountable to the Housing Ombudsman service if they do not. We must provide a self-assessment