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Maximising customer benefits from start to finish A central tenet to the new Wybourn Community Centre is that the local community have a sense of ownership in it, that the Centre will not just provide much needed services but that it will be a fulcrum for enhanced community pride and a belief that the local […]

Neurodiversity Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences.

Great Places officially cut the ribbon on their new  £19million housing developments across Blackburn. In total, 138 new homes have been built with 123 of those being offered for affordable rent and 15 offered for sale through shared ownership on sites at Shakespeare Way in Griffin as well as at Bowen Street, Shorrock Lane and […]

The new State of Ageing 2022 report from Ageing Better captures a snapshot of how people in England are ageing. The online report shows that pensioner poverty and poor health levels are rising.

Once you've completed your rent change, Universal Credit will tell us at Great Places of your change. We will confirm the changes with you and you will be paid the new rent.

Back in July 2020, Great Places launched the Community Resilience Fund. One of the not-for-profit organisations that benefited was Women's Voices, based in Longsight, Manchester.

The Leader of Manchester City Council, joined Great Places Housing Group to mark the official start of work on the £10 million redevelopment of the iconic former Ancoats Dispensary into affordable homes.

The Great Places Hardship Fund was set up to support customers facing financial difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Once any other suitable provision has been exhausted, the fund ensures customers have access to emergency food, fuel and other essential items. Great Places have helped many customers, here is how Ms Smith* a […]

Case study of how financial support transformed the life of a refugee in the Sheffield area.