Case studies

Frustrated at the rising numbers of vulnerable people struggling to access homes and support that met their needs, the Somerset Strategic Housing Group (SSHG) decided we needed to crack the problem. But where to start?

Leicester City Council and its partners have used community involvement in regenerating housing and the neighbourhood on the Braunstone Estate

Project context Carnegie Weight Management (CWM) concentrates on a new service commissioned by NHS Peterborough as part of its response to increases in childhood obesity. The city currently has one of the highest childhood obesity rates for Year 6 children.

The project context

Project context

Families Fit for Life, Knowsley www.homestartknowsley.org.uk/#/families-fit-for-life/4529535662 Delivery organisation Homestart Knowsley and Knowsley Council Funding Big Lottery Fund (BIG) funding, programme value unknown

A multi-award winning hydropower plant has been built on the River Ribble.

Islington Council aims to set up a borough-wide heat network that could potentially reduce carbon emissions by 60 per cent.

Linking jobs, skills and housing in Norwich Housing problems, lack of skills and unemployment often go hand-in-hand. But housing advisers in Norwich City Council can now offer support on all three issues.