Comparing models for financing Transitional Supported Housing (5)

Transitional Supported Housing (TSH) involves providing two different services, as the name suggests. Support and housing are quite different things and providing them involves different skills and different types of finance. In the past they have often been separated, so that one organisation provides the housing and another provides the support services. This can make […]

Social and sustainable: why owning can be better than renting for supported housing providers (4)

Supported housing is one of the most vital parts of the social safety net, but also one of the least-well understood. It combines appropriate support services with decent, stable homes for people who need some support to lead independent lives – and so saves a fortune on more expensive acute services. The majority of supported […]

Hidden Charity Champions (3)

An under-recognised cohort of local supported housing charities is already doing the hard work of levelling up – and could do a lot more. This government staked its political future on ‘levelling up’ Britain – meaning reducing geographic inequalities by improving left behind places and the lives lived in them. As the recent Levelling Up […]

Housing crisis? Which housing crisis? (2)

In the second of our series of blogs about the Transitional Supported Housing (TSH) sector we outline how this critical but small part of the overall housing sector often gets lost in the ongoing debate about the general needs housing crisis.   Everyone knows there is a housing crisis – or rather, that there are […]

A new way to finance supported housing (1)

Wee are publishing a series of blogs covering  the specific role and importance of Transitional Supported Housing (TSH) as a subsector of the supported housing market. These articles show how our fund Social and Sustainable Housing (SASH) addresses the needs of the organisations working within the sector. SASH was launched in 2019 after conversations with […]

Social and Sustainable Capital seeks housing charities in Southwest England to benefit from new £125m housing fund

According to Shelter[i], one in 206 people are homeless in England and every region has its own issues. Bristol recorded the second highest number of street homeless nationally at the 2020 national Rough Sleeper Street count and was one of two cities outside London with the highest number of people in temporary accommodation. Gloucester and [...]

SASC appoints Simon Sotomey as Chief Financial Officer

Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) has expanded its senior team with the appointment of experienced finance professional, Simon Sotomey as Chief Financial Officer to lead the finance and operations functions which were merged last year. Simon joined SASC in July 2021 as interim CFO and has now taken on the role permanently. He has substantial [...]

A focus on growth as we celebrate achievements in 2021

As 2021 comes to an end, we reflect on some highlights over yet another challenging year due to the pandemic and look ahead to exciting developments for the New Year. Our fourth Impact Report published in February, aptly titled ‘Resilience & Opportunity in a time of uncertainty’ highlighted strong growth and increased investor interest and [...]

Homes for Good receives £3.5m further investment from SASC to grow property portfolio in Scotland

Homes for Good, Scotland’s first social enterprise lettings agency, which specialises in supporting people on low incomes and with limited housing choice, has received a £3.5m investment from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) to grow its property portfolio. This is SASC’s second investment in Homes for Good, which will use the funds to purchase up […]

Why community projects have a major role to play in climate change initiatives

World leaders have arrived in Glasgow to debate the way in which they can tackle climate change. The COP26 summit aims to refocus attention on the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Convention on Climate Change. The decisions made here could lead to big changes to our everyday lives. The agenda prioritises reaching [...]

SASC invests £2.65m into HEYM to expand their accommodation services

Hull and East Yorkshire Mind (HEYM), a mental health charity and a Registered Provider of supported housing, has received its first social investment loan from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC). The loan of £2.65 million will be used to purchase properties and improve the accommodation it provides for adults and young people experiencing poor mental […]

Homeless Oxfordshire builds portfolio of accommodation for the homeless thanks to investment from SASC

Homelessness Oxfordshire, the largest provider of supported accommodation for homeless people in Oxfordshire, has received a social investment loan from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC), from its Social and Sustainable Housing fund (SASH) to increase and improve the quality of accommodation it provides for rough sleepers in Banbury and Oxford. The charity plays a central [...]

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