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Home> Our Work> Equality, diversity and inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Improving diversity, equality and inclusion is key to achieving our ambition of improving trust in our sector. It also goes to the heart of who we are as organisations and what we stand for as a sector. Housing associations are driven by strong social values, but there is more that we can and should be doing to ensure our leadership is diverse, and that our workplaces embrace equality.

We’re working with our members, through national groups and networks, to drive a shift in culture in delivering inclusive workplaces.

Reports

How diverse is England’s housing association workforce in 2023?

This report presents the NHF's latest findings on diversity within the housing association workforce in England. We have EDI data from 177 organisations, representing 76% of homes owned by housing associations in England.

Read the full report

The Better Social Housing Review

The Better Social Housing Review report has been published making recommendations to housing associations to drive improvements in the quality of social housing. The report places a significant focus on addressing structural inequalities, particularly concerning race which serves as a fundamental theme in the recommendations.

Read the full report

How diverse is the housing association workforce in England?

This report presents the findings of the first ever national picture of EDI within the housing association workforce in England. We have EDI data from 174 organisations, representing 71% of homes owned by housing associations in England.

Read the full report

Insight Review of housing association staff in England

As a starting point, in Autumn 2020 we launched our full report on equality, diversity and inclusion in housing association staff in England which was created to help housing providers understand where we are as a sector and start a conversation on where we’d like to get to.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Read the full report

Governance

Roadmap to equality: creating an inclusive future

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are integral to housing associations’ work and to excellent governance. Alongside a group of board members, and in partnership with Altair, we've developed a series of resources to help you lead on this work.

Sign up for our Chairs' Challenge, download resources to help guide fair and effective recruitment, and learn from housing associations' experiences running associate board member schemes.

Read more

EDI data tool

2023 EDI data tool collection exercise

A big thank you to NHF members for contributing your data to our latest EDI data tool collection. Overall, 177 EDI Data Tools were submitted representing 76% of homes across the sector in England.

We'll be publishing the results at the National Housing Summit on 11-12 September 2023.

Read more

National Groups and Networks

Join our Chief Executive EDI Network

This network is for sector leaders to explore their crucial role in shifting workplace culture to become more inclusive. The meetings are an opportunity to hear from out of sector experts in aspects of the equality and diversity agenda, and to discuss challenges and ideas with sector colleagues.                                                                                                                                                       

Find out more

Join our EDI Network for Professionals

We invite member housing association staff who have some responsibility or interest in equality, diversity and inclusion to join this national network. Attendees can expect to hear from out of sector experts and will have the opportunity to speak with other network members to learn from one another, share ideas, and identify opportunities for collaboration.

Find out more

Working collaboratively and sharing best practice

Best practice from around the sector

Over the last few years we have seen some fantastic examples of how housing associations are creating initiatives and assessing their internal practices to make sure they are being as inclusive as possible. Our members have shared their lessons with us through case studies.

Read more

Disability Confident best practice for housing associations

We have published a range of resources and content to share Disability Confident best practice with members from across our sector.

Read more

03 Oct 2024

Online

National Network for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Professionals, 3 October 2024

24 Sep 2024

Online

National CEO Network on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: East Midlands

14 March 2024
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: Yorkshire and Humber

28 February 2024
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: West Midlands

27 February 2024
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: North West England

27 February 2024
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: South West England

12 February 2024
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: London

12 February 2024
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: North East England

08 February 2024
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: East of England

01 February 2024
Board meeting Board meeting

How diverse is England’s housing association workforce in 2023? Key findings

11 December 2023
EDI regional summaries dynami content-01.jpg EDI regional summaries dynami content-01.jpg

Regional breakdown of 2023 equality, diversity and inclusion data

06 December 2023

What does the data tell us about equality, diversity and inclusion in the social housing sector?

Katie Hipkiss

15 November 2023

Katie Hipkiss, Research Lead at the NHF Katie Hipkiss, Research Lead at the NHF
Prima Group employee with ipad sits in living room with resident Prima Group employee with ipad sits in living room with resident

Prima Group – The Big Door Knock

08 November 2023

Becoming confident in disability inclusion

Hugo Drummond

07 November 2023

Hugo Drummond (Eastlight Community Homes) Hugo Drummond (Eastlight Community Homes)

The power of staff networks – Black History Month 2023

Elaine Lewis

25 October 2023

Elaine Lewis - UNIFY Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Director, Residents Diversity & Inclusion Specialist, and Staff Network Chair Elaine Lewis - UNIFY Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Director, Residents Diversity & Inclusion Specialist, and Staff Network Chair

Driving change through data - reflecting on the NHF's EDI national data report and Better Social Housing Review

Victor da Cunha

09 October 2023

Victor da Cunha Victor da Cunha

Saluting our sisters for Black History Month 2023

Dewbien Plummer

02 October 2023

Dewbien Plummer Dewbien Plummer
Cooking at home Cooking at home

Better Social Housing Review: Driving forward a culture of inclusivity

27 September 2023

The importance of diverse and representative boards at Ongo Homes

Karen Cowan

25 September 2023

Karen Cowan Karen Cowan
EDI dynamic content EDI dynamic content

How diverse is England’s housing association workforce in 2023?

12 September 2023

Board diversity and the Chairs' Challenge

Maggie Galliers

14 July 2023

Headshot of Maggie. She is wearing glasses and has short hair Headshot of Maggie. She is wearing glasses and has short hair
EDI data tool dynamic content EDI data tool dynamic content

Thank you for completing our EDI data tool

03 July 2023

HouseProud Pledge - supporting LGBTQ+ residents in social housing

Alexandra Duffy

23 June 2023

Alexandra Duffy Alexandra Duffy

Windrush Day 2023 - celebrating 75 years of Black British history

Olive Jones

22 June 2023

Olive Jones 2022 Olive Jones 2022

Pride Month 2023 - a time to remember, reflect, and fight for equality

Lynne Nicholls

07 June 2023

Lynne Nicholls New Lynne Nicholls New

What are the hallmarks of effective boards?

Maggie Galliers

01 June 2023

Headshot of Maggie. She is wearing glasses and has short hair Headshot of Maggie. She is wearing glasses and has short hair

Addressing inequality is the right thing to do – the impact of collecting equality, diversity and inclusion data

Victor da Cunha

15 May 2023

Victor da Cunha Victor da Cunha

Making social housing the most equal, diverse and inclusive sector it can be

Kate Henderson

05 April 2023

Kate Henderson Kate Henderson

Embracing equity for International Women’s Day 2023

Ijay Onyechi

08 March 2023

Ijay Onyechi Ijay Onyechi

Reflecting on progress during LGBT+ History month

Joselene Peres

28 February 2023

Jo Peres Jo Peres

'Boards are a dedicated force'.

Maggie Galliers

24 February 2023

Headshot of Maggie. She is wearing glasses and has short hair Headshot of Maggie. She is wearing glasses and has short hair
EDI dynamic content EDI dynamic content

Collecting and using resident diversity data to create positive change

22 February 2023

Tackling the LGBTQ+ youth homelessness crisis

Jotepreet Bhandal

13 February 2023

Jotepreet Bhandal Jotepreet Bhandal
EDI dynamic content EDI dynamic content

EDI Chairs' Challenge

31 January 2023

‘If you’re too comfortable, you’re not learning’ – increasing diversity on boards at Believe

Judith Common

16 January 2023

Head and shoulders photo of Judith Common Head and shoulders photo of Judith Common
Group talking at stall Group talking at stall

Equality, diversity and inclusion

22 December 2022

Fighting the legal case for BME housing associations

Chaya Spitz OBE

15 December 2022

Chaya Spitz Chaya Spitz

The right thing to do – using the Chair’s Challenge to increase diversity of housing association boards

Doris Jamieson

17 November 2022

Doris Jamieson is a Non-Executive Director of Flagship Group Doris Jamieson is a Non-Executive Director of Flagship Group

Supporting housing association boards to embed equality, diversity and inclusion

Bethan Buck

15 November 2022

Bethan Buck Bethan Buck

Sign up to SHARP and support anti-racism in social housing

Kate Henderson

27 October 2022

Kate Henderson Kate Henderson

Black History Month interview with Olive Jones, Director of People, National Housing Federation

Olive Jones

18 October 2022

Olive Jones 2022 Olive Jones 2022
EDI dynamic content EDI dynamic content

Meet the new chairs of the NHF’s EDI in Housing member group

12 October 2022

Reflecting the diverse communities we serve in rural housing

Wendy Evans-Hendrick

29 September 2022

Wendy Evans - Hendrick Wendy Evans - Hendrick
Recite Me logo Recite Me logo

Recite Me

22 August 2022

Closing EDI data gaps – what we need to know and what we don’t know

Bekah Ryder

17 August 2022

Bekah Ryder Bekah Ryder

We must not lose momentum on equality, diversity and inclusion in social housing

Colette McKune

15 August 2022

Photo of Colette McKune, Group Chief Executive at ForViva Photo of Colette McKune, Group Chief Executive at ForViva

Learning from our disability pay gap analysis at Evolve Housing + Support

Fatima Musa

04 August 2022

Fatima Musa Fatima Musa

Driving racial equality at South Yorkshire Housing Association

Mulima Muyunda

20 July 2022

Mulima Muyunda Mulima Muyunda

Tackling loneliness and social isolation for LGBT+ older people

Sam Higgins

20 July 2022

Sam Higgins Sam Higgins

Creating safe spaces for the young and homeless in the LGBTQ+ community

Pascale Day

30 June 2022

Pascale Day Pascale Day

Why we stand with refugees this Refugee Week

Fuad Mahamed

23 June 2022

Fuad Mahamad Fuad Mahamad

Celebrating 50 years of Pride at Stonewall Housing

Tina Wathern

22 June 2022

Tina Wathern Tina Wathern

Honouring the Windrush generation for their contributions to Britain

Olive Jones

22 June 2022

Olive Jones 2022 Olive Jones 2022

Celebrating Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month

Boris Worrall

16 June 2022

Boris Worrall Boris Worrall

Carers Week 2022 - coming out from behind the scenes

Natalie Quilter

13 June 2022

Natalie Quilter Natalie Quilter

How to be a trans ally?

Joanne Lockwood

07 June 2022

Joanne Lockwood Joanne Lockwood

Top tips on how to become a Disability Confident employer

Kathryn Jones

26 May 2022

Kathryn Jones Kathryn Jones
An older woman sits in a chair talking to a smiling younger woman An older woman sits in a chair talking to a smiling younger woman

Creating a Carers Network

29 April 2022
Papworth Trust logo Papworth Trust logo

Papworth Trust - Becoming a Disability Confident employer

25 April 2022
An older man in a wheelchair smiles into the camera while a black labrador rests its head in his lap An older man in a wheelchair smiles into the camera while a black labrador rests its head in his lap

Becoming a truly disability confident employer

25 April 2022

Becoming a Disability Confident housing association

Sarah Miller

29 March 2022

Sarah Miller Sarah Miller

Celebrating women in social housing

Lucy Malarkey

17 March 2022

Lucy Malarkey Lucy Malarkey
EDI dynamic content EDI dynamic content

Equality, diversity and inclusion in smaller housing associations webinar

10 March 2022

Not just because it’s right, but because it’s necessary to be better

Nick Yandle

28 January 2022

Nick Yandle Nick Yandle

Social housing’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in 2022

Kate Henderson

19 January 2022

Kate Henderson Kate Henderson
EDI dynamic content EDI dynamic content

Equality, diversity and inclusion data regional breakdown

19 January 2022

Raising awareness of disability in the workplace

Gemma Waddington

14 January 2022

Gemma Waddington Gemma Waddington
EDI report dynamic content EDI report dynamic content

How diverse is the housing association workforce in England?

09 December 2021

Tackling equality, diversity and inclusion in housing

Kate Henderson

02 December 2021

Kate Henderson Kate Henderson

How we’re promoting open and fair board recruitment at ForHousing

Colette McKune

18 November 2021

Photo of Colette McKune, Group Chief Executive at ForViva Photo of Colette McKune, Group Chief Executive at ForViva

Purple Tuesday – how we’re improving the customer experience for disabled people

Mike Adams

01 November 2021

Mike Adams, CEO of Purple Mike Adams, CEO of Purple

Planning for the future through our strategic review

Rhys Moore

29 October 2021

Rhys Moore Rhys Moore
BHM 2021 BHM 2021

Black History Month Webinar - In Conversation with Louis Julienne

21 October 2021

Taking a robust approach to board data

Rose Klemperer

14 October 2021

Rose Klemperer Rose Klemperer

Celebrating Black History Month 2021

Kate Henderson

01 October 2021

Kate Henderson Kate Henderson
Group of staff talking Group of staff talking

NHF releases ethnicity pay gap data for the first time

12 August 2021

Help us build a national picture of diversity in social housing by completing our EDI data tool

Olive Jones

11 August 2021

Olive Jones 2022 Olive Jones 2022
Staff listening to trainer Staff listening to trainer

Non-Executive Director recruitment

05 July 2021
EDI dynamic content EDI dynamic content

Aster Group/LGBTQ+ network

30 June 2021
Board meeting Board meeting

Diversity on boards: how equality and inclusion in the boardroom can transform an organisation

18 June 2021

Why we must all do more to support LGBTQ+ colleagues and customers this Pride month

Steven McIntyre

16 June 2021

Steven McIntyre Steven McIntyre
Staff taking part in a training exercise Staff taking part in a training exercise

Code of Conduct for NHF events

27 May 2021
Smiling people in a meeting room with bottles of water on the table Smiling people in a meeting room with bottles of water on the table

Equality, diversity and inclusion statement

27 May 2021
Colleagues talking near a window Colleagues talking near a window

New EDI networks

05 May 2021

Creating a baseline for equality, diversity and inclusion

Sonja Wellings

14 April 2021

Sonja Wellings is Strategy and Assurance Manager at Irwell Valley Housing Association Sonja Wellings is Strategy and Assurance Manager at Irwell Valley Housing Association
EDI data tool dynamic content EDI data tool dynamic content

EDI data tool

12 April 2021

How not to be having the same conversations on race in 10 years’ time

Kate Henderson

01 April 2021

Kate Henderson Kate Henderson

Our International Women's Day tips and advice

Anna Duggal

11 March 2021

Anna Duggal Anna Duggal

A new guide for housing associations to providing fantastic homes for Gypsies and Travellers

Boris Worrall

10 March 2021

Boris Worrall Boris Worrall

Why it’s so important to encourage your minority ethnic tenants to complete the 2021 Census

Cym D'Souza

26 February 2021

Cym D'Souza NEW.jpg Cym D'Souza NEW.jpg
Walking home with a toddler Walking home with a toddler

A history of LGBTQ+ housing in England

25 February 2021
community community

Riverside / Mental Health Champions

14 January 2021
Smiling people in a meeting room with bottles of water on the table Smiling people in a meeting room with bottles of water on the table

Peabody / Reverse Mentoring pilot

14 January 2021
People sat in a row in front of a window enjoying an event People sat in a row in front of a window enjoying an event

One Housing / Recruitment processes

14 January 2021
A small group of men dressed casually sit in a circle discussing something formally A small group of men dressed casually sit in a circle discussing something formally

Hyde Group / Future Leaders’ Programme

14 January 2021
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Clarion / Driving up employment

14 January 2021
Several people discuss something in a small group Several people discuss something in a small group

Catalyst / Cultural integration, engagement and wellbeing

14 January 2021
A group of people sit in a circle, focused on someone with her their back to the camera who is being consoled by her neighbour A group of people sit in a circle, focused on someone with her their back to the camera who is being consoled by her neighbour

Anchor Hanover / Older LGBT+ people’s needs

14 January 2021
People sat in a row in front of a window enjoying an event People sat in a row in front of a window enjoying an event

Together Housing Group / Fresh eyes on the Board

14 January 2021
community community

Six Town Housing / Hearsay our way

14 January 2021
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Six Town Housing / Speak my language

14 January 2021
People sat in a row in front of a window enjoying an event People sat in a row in front of a window enjoying an event

Equality, diversity and inclusion report launch (webinar)

09 December 2020

How representative is the housing association workforce of the communities we serve?

Kate Henderson

30 November 2020

Kate Henderson Kate Henderson

How can housing associations create more inclusive workplaces and communities?

Bunmi Atta

30 November 2020

Bumni Atta Bumni Atta
People sat in a row in front of a window enjoying an event People sat in a row in front of a window enjoying an event

EDI in housing

30 November 2020

What we can learn from the American election

Claire Abji

13 November 2020

Claire Abji Claire Abji
community community

A history of BME Housing in Britain

04 November 2020

Boards must act now and walk the talk on diversity and inclusion

Maureen Hopcroft

12 October 2020

Maureen Hopcroft Maureen Hopcroft

Pride in the City

Nigel Wilson

23 June 2020

Nigel Wilson Nigel Wilson

This is our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion at the NHF

Kate Henderson

18 June 2020

Kate Henderson Kate Henderson

When will we make housing more race and gender inclusive?

Faz Bukhari

12 June 2020

Faz Bukhari. Photo courtesy of akt. Faz Bukhari. Photo courtesy of akt.
Crowds Crowds

NHF statement on equality, diversity and inclusion

10 June 2020

The UNIFY (BAME) Network is growing

Alison Muir

04 June 2020

Alison Muir Alison Muir
Two people facing each other holding hot drinks Two people facing each other holding hot drinks

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Housing Group

21 January 2020

Are you making progress on leadership diversity?

Gina Amoh

26 November 2019

Gina Amoh NEW Gina Amoh NEW
Cooking at home Cooking at home

Homes for BME Communities

16 October 2019

Do you want to get #boardready?

David Levenson

21 August 2019

David Levenson is co-founder of Raising Roofs David Levenson is co-founder of Raising Roofs

Housing Inequalities

Amanda Tomlinson

14 May 2019

amanda amanda
Board meeting Board meeting

Equality, diversity and inclusion

03 May 2019

03 Oct 2024

Online

National Network for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Professionals, 3 October 2024

24 Sep 2024

Online

National CEO Network on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: East Midlands

14 March 2024
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: Yorkshire and Humber

28 February 2024
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: West Midlands

27 February 2024
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: North West England

27 February 2024
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: South West England

12 February 2024
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: London

12 February 2024
Board meeting Board meeting

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We’re working with our members, through national groups and networks, to drive a shift in culture in delivering inclusive workplaces.

03 May 2019
Board meeting Board meeting

Equality, diversity and inclusion

03 May 2019
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: North East England

08 February 2024
Community group Community group

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Regional Round Tables: East of England

01 February 2024
Board meeting Board meeting

How diverse is England’s housing association workforce in 2023? Key findings

11 December 2023
EDI regional summaries dynami content-01.jpg EDI regional summaries dynami content-01.jpg

Regional breakdown of 2023 equality, diversity and inclusion data

06 December 2023

What does the data tell us about equality, diversity and inclusion in the social housing sector?

Katie Hipkiss

15 November 2023

Katie Hipkiss, Research Lead at the NHF Katie Hipkiss, Research Lead at the NHF
Prima Group employee with ipad sits in living room with resident Prima Group employee with ipad sits in living room with resident

Prima Group – The Big Door Knock

08 November 2023

Becoming confident in disability inclusion

Hugo Drummond

07 November 2023

Hugo Drummond (Eastlight Community Homes) Hugo Drummond (Eastlight Community Homes)

The power of staff networks – Black History Month 2023

Elaine Lewis

25 October 2023

Elaine Lewis - UNIFY Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Director, Residents Diversity & Inclusion Specialist, and Staff Network Chair Elaine Lewis - UNIFY Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Director, Residents Diversity & Inclusion Specialist, and Staff Network Chair

Driving change through data - reflecting on the NHF's EDI national data report and Better Social Housing Review

Victor da Cunha

09 October 2023

Victor da Cunha Victor da Cunha

Saluting our sisters for Black History Month 2023

Dewbien Plummer

02 October 2023

Dewbien Plummer Dewbien Plummer
Cooking at home Cooking at home

Better Social Housing Review: Driving forward a culture of inclusivity

27 September 2023

The importance of diverse and representative boards at Ongo Homes

Karen Cowan

25 September 2023

Karen Cowan Karen Cowan
EDI dynamic content EDI dynamic content

How diverse is England’s housing association workforce in 2023?

12 September 2023

Board diversity and the Chairs' Challenge

Maggie Galliers

14 July 2023

Headshot of Maggie. She is wearing glasses and has short hair Headshot of Maggie. She is wearing glasses and has short hair
EDI data tool dynamic content EDI data tool dynamic content

Thank you for completing our EDI data tool

03 July 2023

HouseProud Pledge - supporting LGBTQ+ residents in social housing

Alexandra Duffy

23 June 2023

Alexandra Duffy Alexandra Duffy

Windrush Day 2023 - celebrating 75 years of Black British history

Olive Jones

22 June 2023

Olive Jones 2022 Olive Jones 2022

Pride Month 2023 - a time to remember, reflect, and fight for equality

Lynne Nicholls

07 June 2023

Lynne Nicholls New Lynne Nicholls New

What are the hallmarks of effective boards?

Maggie Galliers

01 June 2023

Headshot of Maggie. She is wearing glasses and has short hair Headshot of Maggie. She is wearing glasses and has short hair

Addressing inequality is the right thing to do – the impact of collecting equality, diversity and inclusion data

Victor da Cunha

15 May 2023

Victor da Cunha Victor da Cunha

Making social housing the most equal, diverse and inclusive sector it can be

Kate Henderson

05 April 2023

Kate Henderson Kate Henderson

Embracing equity for International Women’s Day 2023

Ijay Onyechi

08 March 2023

Ijay Onyechi Ijay Onyechi

Reflecting on progress during LGBT+ History month

Joselene Peres

28 February 2023

Jo Peres Jo Peres

'Boards are a dedicated force'.

Maggie Galliers

24 February 2023

Headshot of Maggie. She is wearing glasses and has short hair Headshot of Maggie. She is wearing glasses and has short hair
EDI dynamic content EDI dynamic content

Collecting and using resident diversity data to create positive change

22 February 2023

Tackling the LGBTQ+ youth homelessness crisis

Jotepreet Bhandal

13 February 2023

Jotepreet Bhandal Jotepreet Bhandal
EDI dynamic content EDI dynamic content

EDI Chairs' Challenge

31 January 2023

‘If you’re too comfortable, you’re not learning’ – increasing diversity on boards at Believe

Judith Common

16 January 2023

Head and shoulders photo of Judith Common Head and shoulders photo of Judith Common
Group talking at stall Group talking at stall

Equality, diversity and inclusion

22 December 2022

Fighting the legal case for BME housing associations

Chaya Spitz OBE

15 December 2022

Chaya Spitz Chaya Spitz

The right thing to do – using the Chair’s Challenge to increase diversity of housing association boards

Doris Jamieson

17 November 2022

Doris Jamieson is a Non-Executive Director of Flagship Group Doris Jamieson is a Non-Executive Director of Flagship Group

Supporting housing association boards to embed equality, diversity and inclusion

Bethan Buck

15 November 2022

Bethan Buck Bethan Buck

Sign up to SHARP and support anti-racism in social housing

Kate Henderson

27 October 2022

Kate Henderson Kate Henderson

Black History Month interview with Olive Jones, Director of People, National Housing Federation

Olive Jones

18 October 2022

Olive Jones 2022 Olive Jones 2022
EDI dynamic content EDI dynamic content

Meet the new chairs of the NHF’s EDI in Housing member group

12 October 2022

Reflecting the diverse communities we serve in rural housing

Wendy Evans-Hendrick

29 September 2022

Wendy Evans - Hendrick Wendy Evans - Hendrick
Recite Me logo Recite Me logo

Recite Me

22 August 2022

Closing EDI data gaps – what we need to know and what we don’t know

Bekah Ryder

17 August 2022

Bekah Ryder Bekah Ryder

We must not lose momentum on equality, diversity and inclusion in social housing

Colette McKune

15 August 2022

Photo of Colette McKune, Group Chief Executive at ForViva Photo of Colette McKune, Group Chief Executive at ForViva

Learning from our disability pay gap analysis at Evolve Housing + Support

Fatima Musa

04 August 2022

Fatima Musa Fatima Musa

Driving racial equality at South Yorkshire Housing Association

Mulima Muyunda

20 July 2022

Mulima Muyunda Mulima Muyunda

Tackling loneliness and social isolation for LGBT+ older people

Sam Higgins

20 July 2022

Sam Higgins Sam Higgins

Creating safe spaces for the young and homeless in the LGBTQ+ community

Pascale Day

30 June 2022

Pascale Day Pascale Day

Why we stand with refugees this Refugee Week

Fuad Mahamed

23 June 2022

Fuad Mahamad Fuad Mahamad

Celebrating 50 years of Pride at Stonewall Housing

Tina Wathern

22 June 2022

Tina Wathern Tina Wathern

Honouring the Windrush generation for their contributions to Britain

Olive Jones

22 June 2022

Olive Jones 2022 Olive Jones 2022

Celebrating Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month

Boris Worrall

16 June 2022

Boris Worrall Boris Worrall

Carers Week 2022 - coming out from behind the scenes

Natalie Quilter

13 June 2022

Natalie Quilter Natalie Quilter

How to be a trans ally?

Joanne Lockwood

07 June 2022

Joanne Lockwood Joanne Lockwood

Top tips on how to become a Disability Confident employer

Kathryn Jones

26 May 2022

Kathryn Jones Kathryn Jones
An older woman sits in a chair talking to a smiling younger woman An older woman sits in a chair talking to a smiling younger woman

Creating a Carers Network

29 April 2022
Papworth Trust logo Papworth Trust logo

Papworth Trust - Becoming a Disability Confident employer

25 April 2022
An older man in a wheelchair smiles into the camera while a black labrador rests its head in his lap An older man in a wheelchair smiles into the camera while a black labrador rests its head in his lap

Becoming a truly disability confident employer

25 April 2022

Becoming a Disability Confident housing association

Sarah Miller

29 March 2022

Sarah Miller Sarah Miller

Celebrating women in social housing

Lucy Malarkey

17 March 2022

Lucy Malarkey Lucy Malarkey
EDI dynamic content EDI dynamic content

Equality, diversity and inclusion in smaller housing associations webinar

10 March 2022

Not just because it’s right, but because it’s necessary to be better

Nick Yandle

28 January 2022

Nick Yandle Nick Yandle

Social housing’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in 2022

Kate Henderson

19 January 2022

Kate Henderson Kate Henderson
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Equality, diversity and inclusion data regional breakdown

19 January 2022

Raising awareness of disability in the workplace

Gemma Waddington

14 January 2022

Gemma Waddington Gemma Waddington
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How diverse is the housing association workforce in England?

09 December 2021

Tackling equality, diversity and inclusion in housing

Kate Henderson

02 December 2021

Kate Henderson Kate Henderson

How we’re promoting open and fair board recruitment at ForHousing

Colette McKune

18 November 2021

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Purple Tuesday – how we’re improving the customer experience for disabled people

Mike Adams

01 November 2021

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Planning for the future through our strategic review

Rhys Moore

29 October 2021

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Black History Month Webinar - In Conversation with Louis Julienne

21 October 2021

Taking a robust approach to board data

Rose Klemperer

14 October 2021

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Celebrating Black History Month 2021

Kate Henderson

01 October 2021

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NHF releases ethnicity pay gap data for the first time

12 August 2021

Help us build a national picture of diversity in social housing by completing our EDI data tool

Olive Jones

11 August 2021

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Non-Executive Director recruitment

05 July 2021
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Aster Group/LGBTQ+ network

30 June 2021
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Diversity on boards: how equality and inclusion in the boardroom can transform an organisation

18 June 2021

Why we must all do more to support LGBTQ+ colleagues and customers this Pride month

Steven McIntyre

16 June 2021

Steven McIntyre Steven McIntyre
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Code of Conduct for NHF events

27 May 2021
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Equality, diversity and inclusion statement

27 May 2021
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New EDI networks

05 May 2021

Creating a baseline for equality, diversity and inclusion

Sonja Wellings

14 April 2021

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EDI data tool

12 April 2021

How not to be having the same conversations on race in 10 years’ time

Kate Henderson

01 April 2021

Kate Henderson Kate Henderson

Our International Women's Day tips and advice

Anna Duggal

11 March 2021

Anna Duggal Anna Duggal

A new guide for housing associations to providing fantastic homes for Gypsies and Travellers

Boris Worrall

10 March 2021

Boris Worrall Boris Worrall

Why it’s so important to encourage your minority ethnic tenants to complete the 2021 Census

Cym D'Souza

26 February 2021

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A history of LGBTQ+ housing in England

25 February 2021
community community

Riverside / Mental Health Champions

14 January 2021
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Peabody / Reverse Mentoring pilot

14 January 2021
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One Housing / Recruitment processes

14 January 2021
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Hyde Group / Future Leaders’ Programme

14 January 2021
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Clarion / Driving up employment

14 January 2021
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Catalyst / Cultural integration, engagement and wellbeing

14 January 2021
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Anchor Hanover / Older LGBT+ people’s needs

14 January 2021
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Together Housing Group / Fresh eyes on the Board

14 January 2021
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Six Town Housing / Hearsay our way

14 January 2021
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Six Town Housing / Speak my language

14 January 2021
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Equality, diversity and inclusion report launch (webinar)

09 December 2020

How representative is the housing association workforce of the communities we serve?

Kate Henderson

30 November 2020

Kate Henderson Kate Henderson

How can housing associations create more inclusive workplaces and communities?

Bunmi Atta

30 November 2020

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EDI in housing

30 November 2020

What we can learn from the American election

Claire Abji

13 November 2020

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A history of BME Housing in Britain

04 November 2020

Boards must act now and walk the talk on diversity and inclusion

Maureen Hopcroft

12 October 2020

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Pride in the City

Nigel Wilson

23 June 2020

Nigel Wilson Nigel Wilson

This is our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion at the NHF

Kate Henderson

18 June 2020

Kate Henderson Kate Henderson

When will we make housing more race and gender inclusive?

Faz Bukhari

12 June 2020

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NHF statement on equality, diversity and inclusion

10 June 2020

The UNIFY (BAME) Network is growing

Alison Muir

04 June 2020

Alison Muir Alison Muir
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Housing Group

21 January 2020

Are you making progress on leadership diversity?

Gina Amoh

26 November 2019

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Homes for BME Communities

16 October 2019

Do you want to get #boardready?

David Levenson

21 August 2019

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Housing Inequalities

Amanda Tomlinson

14 May 2019

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Who to speak to

Kim Long, External Affairs Manager