What is the LGBTQ+ Housing Pledge?
The Pledge was first created in 2019 by the network group HouseProud.
The Pledge followed the No Place Like Home research conducted by the University of Surrey and HouseProud, which looked at the experiences of LGBTQ+ social housing residents, and the impact residents that their housing provider had on them.
The report showed themes such as a lack of safety or a sense of belonging, and that LGBTQ+ were often forgotten about, indirectly discriminated against and often treated differently to other residents.
By signing up to the Pledge, we are showing that we are committed to LGBTQ+ resident equality and support. Over the next twelve months we will be working towards Pioneer status and will make appropriate changes in line with the Pledge requirements. We have a number of things we need to do to ensure that we achieve this including:
We are suppoted in the process by our existing colleague LGBTQ+ network, CHPride who will be hosting events and sharing information with business colleagues through Pride Month.
