Housing team of the year
Critical Incident Response Team, Taff Housing
Award detail:
This award recognises teams who have delivered an outstanding contribution to their organisation and for the housing sector. It is designed to recognise achievement of something special, as part of developing new services, dealing with difficult situations or delivering the best services.
Young achiever in housing
Campaign of the year
Paul Price and Laura Morris, Llanw Property Services
Award detail:
In challenging times, being there for your community is exceptionally important. Whether you’re a housing organisation whose communication with their tenants and residents has been outstanding over the past year, keeping them fully informed and supported or helping them to stay connected; or, you’re an organisation that has led a local or national campaign to persuade key decision-makers to move in a certain direction on legislation or policy, this award recognises the impact of campaigns. Nominations for this award could be for a single project or refer to your general organisational approach to communication.
Excellence in tenant scrutiny
Scrutinising the flexi-way, Hafod
Award detail:
This award recognises innovative approaches to engagement with tenants, enabling them to take a full and active role in the scrutiny of their landlord.
Excellence in customer service
Financial Inclusion, Monmouthshire Housing Association
Award detail:
In a rapidly changing environment, the need to deliver excellent services is more important than ever. This award recognises housing teams who go above and beyond to deliver truly outstanding customer service. We are looking for organisations that have used an innovative approach to gain insight into their customer needs and experiences and have used this to transform services to customers.
Excellence in health and wellbeing
MAGPIE, Trivallis
Award detail:
This award recognises organisations who have demonstrated excellence in their approach to the health and wellbeing of staff and/or tenants over the past year. We are looking to hear about new projects or initiatives which have improved health and wellbeing outcomes for the people connected to your organisation.
Excellence in housing innovation
DAHA accreditation for domestic abuse cases, Trivallis.
Award detail:
This award recognises programmes or projects that clearly demonstrate an innovative approach which has made a real difference to the lives of tenants and customers. This could be any new product, service or technology, in any sphere e.g. decarbonisation – being able to demonstrate innovation is key.
Working in partnership
Innovative Collaboration: A first of its kind partnership to tackle decarbonisation in homes, Adra in partnership with Busnes@LlandrilloMenai and Bangor University
Award detail:
This award recognises partnership and collaboration across the housing spectrum. We want to hear from organisations who have developed, delivered or driven progress through working with partners in and outside of housing.
Excellence in preventing homelessness
Excellence in championing equality and diversity
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Group, Melin Homes
Award detail:
This award recognises organisations leading on promoting equality and diversity within their businesses. We want to hear from organisations who are driving positive, meaningful change and contributing to building a truly inclusive community.
Sustainability in housing
Leading the Way to a Greener Future, Adra
Award detail:
The housing sector, like many others, is faced with the challenge of cutting carbon emissions to achieve Welsh government’s net zero targets by 2050. This award recognises organisations that can demonstrate they have overcome some of the significant challenges in cutting carbon emissions. Applicants may consider new developments, retrofit projects or any other initiatives that have helped reduce carbon emissions.
Developing high quality homes
Llysfaen, Merthyr Tydfil Hosing Association in partnership with Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Award detail:
This award recognises the contribution of organisations involved in building new social and affordable homes across Wales. We want to hear about homes at the cutting edge of innovation, which, through their construction, have not only helped meet housing need but in the process have delivered multiple benefits for the local communities in which they’re situated.
Community-focussed contractor
#buildSHED @ Big Shed, Willis Construction Limited
Award detail:
This award recognises the contribution that contractors can make towards the local community and economy. We want to hear from organisations who can clearly demonstrate that they have embedded delivering community benefits into their work programmes.
Supporting communities
Positive placemaking
Pill Unity Gardens & Allotments with NCH, Newport City Homes
Award detail:
This award recognises the critical importance of a range of bodies, organisations and local groups in revitalising and regenerating local communities and neighbourhoods. It also recognises that physical improvements go hand in hand with social and economic developments to make a real difference to people’s lives.
The award acknowledges activity that aims to create places that are healthier, wealthier, fairer, smarter, stronger and greener. Projects should work in partnership with funders, service providers and most importantly, communities, to encourage successful regeneration that contributes to a wider vision and brings benefits to all customers.
Supporting independent living
Tai Ffres, United Welsh in partnership with Llamau
Award detail:
This award recognises landlords who play a vital part in providing housing-related support to a wide range of people. Projects should work directly with individuals, families and carers to empower people to live a desirable quality of life, supporting their goals, ambitions and aspirations through providing a high-quality housing and support environment.
Excellence in Professionalism, Learning and Development
Bron Ambition - Aspiring Manager Programme, Bron Afon Community Housing
Award detail:
This award recognises organisations who are leading the way in driving professionalism, learning and development while delivery a great service for tenants. We want to hear from organisations who are fantastic to work for and drive good outcomes for their staff as part of the day job.