Mental Health Awareness Week
In honour of Mental Health Awareness Week our Money Advice Officer, Steven, explains how money, debt and mental health are linked – and what you can do to turn things around. Debt can affect mental health, and mental health can lead to more debt. This can cause a downward spiral and you can easily feel […]
Coeliac Awareness Week
13th – 19th May 2019 is Coeliac awareness week and to mark this event, Steven – our Money Advice Officer – tells his story of how undiagnosed Coeliac Disease can have devastating consequences. “I’ll never forget the moment I found out my dad had cancer. It was a Tuesday evening and I was alone in […]
WHA is delighted to announce a dedicated volunteer and resident has been shortlisted for a national Housing Heroes award
Warrington Housing Association is delighted that our very own hero, volunteer and resident, Bernard Whitley, has been shortlisted for a national Housing Heroes award. Bernard, who has been a resident for 7 years, and a board member at Warrington Housing Association for 4 years, has been nominated in the category for Tenant Lifetime Contribution. As […]
Welfare Change Warning – Mixed Age Couples
A change to the welfare benefits system beginning 15 May 2019 will leave some pension-age benefit claimants significantly worse off. Steven, our Money Advice Officer, explains how this change will work in practice and what you can do to avoid being affected. What’s changing? After 15 May 2019, pensioners won’t be able to make a […]
Stop Food Waste!
Always having to clear the out of date veggies from your fridge or playing roulette with dodgy-smelling food? Steven, our Money Advice Officer, has some hints and tips to help you reduce your food waste to help the environment – and keep more pounds in your pocket. 24 April 2019 is Stop Food Waste Day. […]
National Stress Awareness Month 2019
April is Stress Awareness Month, so our Money Advice Officer – Steven – is taking the opportunity to talk about how finances can be a huge source of stress – and what you can do to reduce finance-related stress in your life. Stress Awareness Month has been held annually for the last 27 years. There […]
Universal Credit Update April 2019
There’s been some good news for some Universal Credit claimants because the Work Allowance has gone up from 1st April 2019. The Work Allowance is the amount of your earnings that are ignored before they start having an effect on your Universal Credit payments. You can get a Work Allowance if you or your partner […]
Teenage apprentice happy he took the plunge – a year into his job role
This time last year Jordan Mahoney was a 16-year-old pupil, studying at St Gregory’s High School, and revising for his GCSE exams. What a difference a year makes! You may remember that Jordan secured an apprenticeship with Ashley & McDonough Ltd – our heating contractor. The teenager wanted to follow in his Grandad’s footsteps, as he […]
Update Universal Credit with Your New Rent
All of Warrington Housing Association’s rents and service charges changed on 1st April 2019. If you are claiming Universal Credit, you will need to report this change using your online account. Reporting this change is as simple as logging in, clicking ‘Home’, then ‘Report a change of circumstances’, then ‘Where you live and what it […]
Good luck to the Gateway – at the Northern Housing Awards
We are delighted to announce we have been shortlisted for the Northern Housing Awards 2019 in the category of ‘Partnering Scheme of the Year’ for our entry showcasing the Gateway. The shortlisting follows our success at last year’s awards, where we were honoured as ‘Resident Support/Advice Programme of the Year’. A total of eight organisations have been shortlisted for the category of ‘Partnering […]
