Watch the movie below of Innisfree tenants Des Browne, Margaret Carroll and Bernadette Gallagher with Natalie McGregor, a National Housing Federaton Staff member, meeting Peers Baroness Hayter and Lord McKenzie to discuss their objection to a measure in the Localism Bill which would have removed tenants right to complain to the Housing Ombudsman.

Innisfree has been given a prestigious “Awards for All” grant of £7,128 from the Big Lottery Fund to spend on a creative arts project at our two shared supported houses in Ealing.

The project called ‘New Connections’, will involve photographer Anthony Luvera working with our tenants to take and edit photographs based around their interests, resulting in an exhibition and a publication next year.

We will also use the grant to install a computer and provide internet access at Maldon Road enabling tenants to keep in touch with their friends and family and learn to use online services.

Practical tuition in IT skills will be tailored to the individual needs of those taking part to encourage socialisation and to build a sense of community.

Our supported housing staff are aiming to use the internet with all their tenants to combat social and financial exclusion amongst those who are living in supported accommodation.

“I will be using IT in my support sessions with one tenant who needs to set up proper income and expenditure spreadsheets to manage his self-employment” says Kathy McDonald.