Celebrate women in housing and construction during this International Women’s Day

Join CIH and Women’s Housing Forum for this special webinar celebrating International Women’s Day during National Careers Week, where you will hear from women at various stages in their careers in housing and construction

Please find the recording here: Women in Housing and Construction

The Impact of Homelessness in Temporary Accommodation
on Women

Join Shelter and WHF for a Lunch and Learn session on 27th November, 12:30-1:30 pm. Discover how temporary accommodation affects women experiencing homelessness. Reserve your spot here.

The Impact of No Recourse to Public Funds

A CIH and Women’s Housing Forum webinar with speakers from The No Accommodation Network (NACCOM) and Hibiscus.

Date: 22 May 2024

Location: Microsoft teams

Time: 12:30 - 13:30

This webinar, run in partnership between the Chartered Institute of Housing and the Women’s Housing Forum, will focus on overcoming the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition to support migrant women to address their housing needs.

We will:

• Explain what NRPF means in practice and the impact it can have on women’s lives

• Consider the support options available and how to access them

• Hear from a support service user who will share her story of having NRPF and how this has affected her experience of the UK housing system.

Speakers

• Hannah Gurnham (external affairs manager) and Kate Fawcett (network development co-ordinator) at The No Accommodation Network (NACCOM)

• Michaela Western, housing specialist project worker at Hibiscus charity

• A service user with lived experience

• Chair: Rachael Williamson, head of policy and external affairs at CIH.