CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Housing benefits

Local government needs to reach out and engage with partner organisations to shine a spotlight on affordable housing, explains Tom Brittain.

In York we run an annual Housing Week. Housing is a basic need that affects everyone – which is why it's such an emotive subject, such a political football, yet one that often goes under-reported and noticed.

So we shine a spotlight on it. We make Housing Week a melting pot for the huge range of services affected by what we do, and generate a brainstorm of feedback and ideas with which we can improve our offer.

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