Presentation from John Gleeson, Southern Housing Group at Building Partnerships for ESF event on 8 May 2015.

1. John Gleeson
Head of Economic Inclusion
May 2015
Housing Associations:
Working in Partnership

2. Why partner with housing associations?
• Target Groups – We know where they live!
• Reach – Multiple links to residents
• Support services
• Size and track record

3. SHG – A Business with Social Objectives
• Over 27,000 properties – and growing
• London G15 member
• Wide spread across the South and Southeast

4. Social and Economic Regeneration
Department (SERD)
‘Works with local communities and partner organisations to
develop communities and create opportunities for residents.’
•Employment and Skills
•Financial Inclusion
•Digital Inclusion
•Social Value
•Family Intervention Support
•Community Partnership Work
•Health and Wellbeing
•Green Spaces
•Grants Programmes

5. SHG Employment and
Skills Support Services
• Brings together the expertise of our employment and skills,
financial inclusion and digital inclusion staff
• Promotes more effective internal joint working
• Focuses on those most in need
• Emphasis on quality over quantity

6. Partnering with housing associations –
Things to consider
• Tend to prioritise own tenants
• Internal priorities
• Value for money

7. Partnering with housing associations –
Things to consider
• Tend to prioritise own tenants
• Internal priorities
• Value for money