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Sarah Dunne Rogers came along to a training session on tenant engagement for her new job and ended up starting a whole network for support!

Alex Dowell from the Housing Agency reports on a series of tenant engagement workshops held in Ireland this year.

Colm Barnes, the Customer Service and Repairs Manager at Circle VHA, tells his tenant participation conversion story. Initially wary of the

John Hannigan, CEO of Circle VHA, writes about his organisation's tenant engagement journey and a new strategy to take it to the next level.

Meet April Gregg, a tenant with Circle Voluntary Housing Association in Dublin.

Radius has become the first housing association in Northern Ireland to achieve the Tenant Participation Standards Accreditation.

by Maureen Dowden & Bernadette Hewitt We have been invited by Supporting Communities to provide this blog as a follow-up to our recent...

Supporting Communities has a new member! We are delighted to welcome Tuath Housing Association, our second member from the Republic of...

Our past financial year started like everyone else's - with a sudden lockdown and confusion over what would come next. Supporting...

by Lesley Baird, TPAS Scotland Lesley Baird, the Chief Executive of TPAS Scotland, is working closely with Supporting Communities to...

“It’s important to have an understanding of our communities. Supporting Communities gave us confidence that they knew what our situation was

In contrast to the social housing sector, tenant participation in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland is still in its infancy.

As we prepare to consult on a new Tenant Participation Strategy, Sheenagh McNally, Head of Corporate Services, reflects on the progress made

We know that housing providers benefit tremendously from involving tenants in their decision-making processes. But what’s in for tenants?

Marcus started his new role as Tenant Engagement Officer with Habinteg Housing Association just before the lockdown went into effect.

Drop-in on a recent conversation we had with Billy and Jack over Zoom to get their take on tenant participation, how it benefits those...

This month we hear from Colm McDaid, who expands on his thoughts presented at a CaCHE event earlier this year.

This year, Supporting Communities is featuring a blog series on the topic of Tenant Participation. Lorraine Cambell, our chair, starts...