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Communities that Work

The national body for social landlords who support people into rewarding, sustainable employment.


Why join Communities that Work?

Gain influence

Your hands-on experience of what works in your communities and the daily challenges you face feed directly into the policy positions of Communities that Work.

Your voice is amplified when you join Communities that Work, and it becomes stronger; you'll be part of the only housing-led body in the UK representing the sector on employment policy.

As a member, we'll support your housing and employment messaging with your local target MPs and accompany constituency visits at your request.

You'll be automatically invited to our party conference events and our summer parliamentary reception at the Palace of Westminster.

These will offer you unique access to senior government members, leading parliamentarians and policymakers.

And you'll be invited to join other ministerial meetings, parliamentary briefings and policy roundtables.

Leverage support

Members of Communities that Work support each other and gain insight from CtW events. We support you across housing and employment issues, from policy to delivery, leveraging the expertise of our entire membership base.

You'll gain access to funding intelligence through our exclusive news service and member events. Your input will feed into our policy on housing and employment funding that affects your ability to deliver services across your communities.

As a trusted source of intelligence and insight, we can connect you with parliamentarians and government departments. You'll be invited to join our policy-influencing events and adopt our campaign for the general election, A Future that Works. This outlines the areas we aim to influence in the Conservative and Labour election manifestos.

Your input shapes our dialogue with the government and helps propose solutions to the challenges we all face.

Develop insight

Members of Communities that Work get the latest leading information from us about housing and employment.

We interpret and prioritise news from the government on how employment and skills policy is shaping up and how it's getting commissioned out, and we explain how to access funding opportunities.

Our members get exclusive access to the latest, most relevant intelligence thanks to our unique network of political contacts and connections.

You'll also be invited to join us for bespoke briefing events with experts in a whole range of policy and delivery areas.

And as a member, you'll get our regular hand-picked news roundup compiled by our media experts and delivered to your inbox every two weeks.

Latest Newsletters

The CtW Supporters Newsletter, 24 November 2023

In this issue:

  • Our latest Annual Report is out; a year of effective influencing.
  • The Budget and Back to Work 
  • New! A Spotlight on…
The CtW Supporters Newsletter, 27 October 2023

In this issue:

  • Party Conference Reports 2023
  • Sign up for A Future that Works
  • New Events Listing, check it out
The CtW Supporters Newsletter, 29 September 2023

In this issue:

  • Autumn at Communities that Work  

  • Party Conference events for 2023 

  • Look ahead to A Future that Works 

Communities that Work Update, 28 July 2023

In this issue:

  • New campaign launches: A Future that Works
  • Communities that Work at No.10
  • Work and Pensions Committee calls for more employment support to address economic inactivity.
Communities that Work Update, 14 July 2023

In this issue:

  • Last call for Parliamentary reception
  • Labour Market News 
  • Tribute to Lord Kerslake 
Communities that Work Update, 30 June 2023

In this issue:

  • CtW welcomes CEO of CIH at Housing 2023
  • Homes England: the (new?) regeneration agency delivering social justice
  • Member Survey: deadline today!