On 8 March 2012 the Welfare Reform Act was passed. If you receive Housing Benefit this could affect you. Check our Welfare Reform pages for more information.
Southway have completed over 10,000 internal and external home improvements to your homes and celebrated this milestone with a raffle for tenants sponsored by our home improvement contractors who have played a major part in carrying out the works.
The 2012 Residents' Conference will take place on Saturday 9 June at Parrs Wood High School in East Didsbury from 9.30am to 1.30pm. Please book your place.
The Government proposes to cut Housing Benefit for tenants considered to be under-occupying their home. This will affect families and people with disabilities the hardest and will also affect foster carers even if their spare room is being used by fostered children. Find out how this may affect one of our tenants.
What would you do if you woke up one morning to find your home full of water? If you haven't thought properly about insurance cover, you could be in for a shock. However, Southway Housing Trust can now arrange for home contents insurance at a special affordable rate. Have a look here for more details.
Here are some tips from us for dealing with the cold weather.
We have recently published our third Annual Report and you should be receiving your copy in the next week. Please do take time to read it, and if you have any feedback we'd be very pleased to hear from you. You can access the Annual Report from here.
Changes to Social Tariff energy costs. Social Tariffs, which have previously been offered to householders on benefits, are being replaced by the Warm Home Discount. If you currently have a social tariff then this will not change for the period of your agreement with your energy provider. Learn more by reading this article.
Local residents getting a taste of what we do and how we do it.
Tenant Francesca Duffy being handed the keys to her new home.
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Events in Chorlton - 01/05/2012 Why not pop along to some of these events in your local area.
Events in Didsbury - 01/05/2012 Why not pop along to these events in your local area
Southway's Annual Residents' Conference - Parrs Wood High School, East Didsbury - 01/05/2012 On 9 June Southway will be holding its 5th Residents' Conference. All our tenants are invited - please book your place.
What's on in Manchester - 14/05/2012 There's so much to do in Manchester. Take a look for further details.
Manchester Day Parade - 14/05/2012 Manchester Day is an annual event that celebrates everything great about our city. It is a day for residents and visitors alike to get together and celebrate all things Mancunian that have helped Manchester emerge as one of the world’s most iconic cities. Have a look here for more details.
Southway Housing Trust is the trading name of Southway Housing Trust (Manchester) Ltd, a charitable housing association.
Registered office: Aspen House 825 Wilmslow Road Didsbury M20 2SN
Tenant Services Authority, the Regulator of Social Housing registration no. L4507 FSA registered: Industrial & Provident Society No. 30348R. Affiliated with the National Housing Federation.
Chief Executive: Karen Mitchell