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New Research Project Launched for Bangladeshi Elders
‘Amar bari, amar jibon’ (My home, my life): developing living environments for Bangladeshi elders, is a pioneering 36-month long research...

BME National
Mar 28, 20222 min read


Statement on the Government’s Inclusive Britain Action Plan
The Government recently published Inclusive Britain, a response to the report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (CRED),...

BME National
Mar 24, 20222 min read


Statement on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
As organisations working with marginalised communities in the UK, we express our deep concern at the escalating conflict in Ukraine,...

BME National
Mar 1, 20222 min read


Housing Rights Newsletter January 2022
This quarter’s issue contains articles on the following topics: All rough sleepers should receive emergency support More on tackling...

BME National
Jan 17, 20221 min read


“We do more than just meet housing need” Ulfat Hussain 
I want to change a perception which, sadly, too many large housing associations have: “If you’re small, if you’re BAME, you’re not good.”...

BME National
Jan 11, 20224 min read


New Year New Appointment For Midlands Housing Association
Midlands housing association and BMENational member, Nehemiah Housing has kicked off 2022 by recruiting a new member of staff for a key...

BME National
Jan 6, 20222 min read


BME Housing Associations Have Been Working To Level Up Our Communities For Years
Speaking at The Great Northern Conference in October 2021, Shruti Bhargava outlined the critical role played by Black and Minority...

BME National
Nov 10, 20211 min read
October Housing Right Newsletter is out now
The newsletter from the CIH and BMENational features material on helping Afghan evacuees, a piece from Rebecca Walker on EU nationals’...

BME National
Oct 25, 20211 min read


Bangla HA Covid-19 project showcased at housing conference
The National Housing Federation’s Housing summit was held on 19th October 2021. The work of Bangla Housing Association was showcased at...

BME National
Oct 22, 20211 min read


Unity announces appointment of new Chief Executive
Cedric Boston is the new Chief Executive of Leeds-based BME housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise. He had served as Unity’s...

BME National
Sep 20, 20212 min read


Housing Chief wins Prestigious Award
The head of a Midlands Housing Association, Llewellyn Graham has been recognised as an unsung hero of the last year for his work in the...

BME National
Jul 4, 20212 min read


Recognition for ‘exceptional contribution to life in London’
Bangla Housing Association Chief Executive, Bashir Uddin has been praised by Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, on behalf of her Majesty, The Queen...

BME National
Jun 15, 20211 min read


Government’s race commission ignores housing issues
Gavin Smart Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Housing writes The official Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, in...

BME National
Apr 27, 20214 min read
Housing Rights Newsletter April 2021
Housing Rights Newsletter April 2021Download

BME National
Apr 26, 20211 min read


BMENational Statement on the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Report
Our overall feeling on reading the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (or Sewell) Report is of disappointment and disbelief. The...

BME National
Apr 9, 20212 min read


Housing Rights Newsletter
How new immigration rules affect housing and benefits The first newsletter of 2021 from the CIH and BMENational focuses on the...

BME National
Feb 4, 20211 min read


BMENational Statement on Charter Flight Deportations
We note with dismay the plans by the Home Office to continue with mass deportations to Jamaica. With a continuing health emergency...

BME National
Dec 7, 20202 min read
Innisfree are recruiting two board members
Innisfree’s story started in 1985 when the unmet housing needs of the Irish communities in London prompted some activists to set up a new...

BME National
Nov 6, 20201 min read


Bangla HA and Covid-19
Bangla Housing Association, based in East London where there is a high proportion of Asian and ethnic minority residents, recently...

BME National
Oct 15, 20203 min read


We Must Be Bold and Seize The Opportunity
A call to action from Khalid Mair of the Imani Housing Co-operative You may be familiar with this story, or not so, but let me tell it...

BME National
Sep 3, 20205 min read
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