CIH membership offers the recognition, resources and support you need to progress your career in the housing sector. Members gain access to sector-leading insights, free attendance at many CIH events, discounted training, the use of designatory letters, and a community committed to creating a housing sector where everyone has a place to call home.

Membership fees depend on your grade, level and whether you’re based in the UK or overseas. Use the tables below to find the right membership option for you and discover the value CIH can bring to your professional journey.

  • Ready to apply? Head to our membership page, choose your grade and hit apply now.

UK member fees (annual)

Fees are shown as annual amounts. You can also spread your payments over 12 months with a monthly direct debit at no extra cost —see details below.

Membership grade

Fees

Who this grade is for

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Standard CIHM

£278

New or early-career housing professionals, students, tenants, or anyone with an interest in housing.

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Certified practitioner CertCIH

£278

Front-line professionals and managers with a CIH-recognised Level 3 or 4 qualification.

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Chartered CIHCM

£418

Experienced professionals or senior managers with a Level 5 qualification or leadership aspirations.

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Fellow FCIH

£418

Senior housing professionals who are chartered members and have made a significant contribution to the sector.

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Concessionary

£82

Eligible under-30s, learners, retired members, career-break members, or involved tenants.

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Ways to pay for your membership
Paying by Direct Debit

If you want to spread the cost of your membership over 12 months at no extra cost, you can set up a Direct Debit.

Direct Debits can be set up online through your MyCIH account or over the phone. Speak to the membership team today on 024 7685 1700 or email customer@cih.org to set up a Direct Debit.

Set up a Direct Debit online:

  1. Create or log in to your MyCIH account. If you haven’t already, you’ll need to create a MyCIH account. Further information can be found here.
  2. Go to the Direct Debit page in the account management section, or follow this link: Set up your Direct Debit.
  3. Enter your active personal UK bank account details.
  4. You can then select your membership grade and begin your online application.
  5. When you reach the payment page, select Direct Debit and continue to complete your application.
Paying online through MyCIH

Manage your membership and subscription fees through your MyCIH account. Here you can make payments, request invoices, update your preferences and more.

Steps to pay online:

1. Select your membership grade

2. Create or log in to your MyCIH account

  • If you haven’t already, you’ll need to create a MyCIH account. Further information can be found here.

3. Enter your personal and employer details

  • Fill in your personal details and select your employer from the list.

4. Approval (if required)

  • Depending on the membership grade you selected, your details may be submitted to our team for approval to confirm eligibility.

5. Select your billing address

  • Once you can proceed to payment, select your billing address on the payment details page.

6. Choose your payment method

  • Card: Enter your card details on the next page to complete payment.
  • Invoice: If you’ve selected your employer’s address as the billing address, you can choose to pay via invoice. Enter your PO number when prompted.

7. Complete your membership application

  • Once confirmed, your membership will become active, and the invoice (if chosen) will be sent to your employer.
  • If paying by invoice, please ensure your employer pays promptly so your membership remains active and you continue to access all member benefits.
Paying over the phone

We can take payments over the phone by calling 024 7685 1700 at a time that's convenient for you with one of our dedicated membership team.

Paying via your employer

If your employer is covering your membership, you can request an invoice online, over the phone, or via email. All we need is a purchase order (PO) number from you.

Steps to pay with your employer online:

1. Select your membership grade

2. Create or log in to your MyCIH account

  • If you haven’t already, you’ll need to create a MyCIH account. Further information can be found here.

3. Enter your personal and employer details

  • Fill in your personal details and select your employer from the list.
  • If your employer is not listed, you can request to have them added by clicking the button on the page.

4. Approval (if required)

  • Depending on the membership grade you selected, your details may be submitted to our team for approval to confirm eligibility.

5. Select your employer as the billing address

  • Once you can proceed to payment, choose your employer from the billing address options on the payment details page.

6. Choose your payment method

  • Invoice: Enter your PO number when prompted.
  • Card: Enter your card details on the next page to complete payment.

7. Complete your membership application

  • Once confirmed, your membership will become active, and the invoice (if chosen) will be sent to your employer.
  • If paying by invoice, please ensure your employer pays promptly so your membership remains active and you continue to access all member benefits.
Registering and logging in to My CIH

If this is the first time you have tried to login on to CIH's website, please follow the instructions below.

  1. Click ‘Log in’ top right of our website or click this link to take you to the log in page.
  2. Click ‘Sign up now’ under the big blue sign in button – don’t complete any fields at this stage.
  3. Enter your email address, ensuring it’s the email we would have on our system for you.
  4. Click 'Send verification code'.
  5. Check your email inbox for an email with your verification code (check your spam/junk email just in case).
  6. Copy the verification code in the email.
  7. Head back to our website, and enter or paste the verification code into the box.
  8. Click the 'Verify code' button.
  9. Once the verification code has been complete, you can continue to create a password and complete the rest of the form including 'First Name', 'Last Name' and 'Preferred Name' fields.
  10. Click the 'Create' button.
  11. You will then be able to access your account.

Go to login

If you are having issues logging in, call us on 024 7685 1700 or email membership.services@cih.org and our team will help you get logged in.

Concessionary rates

We understand that circumstances can vary, so we offer concessionary membership rates to make CIH membership more accessible.

These rates do not affect your membership grade — they simply reduce your annual subscription fee.

Find out more

Republic of Ireland member fees

Membership grade

Fees

Standard CIHM

£125 per year

Certified practitioner CertCIH

£125 per year

Chartered CIHCM

£193 per year

Fellow FCIH

£193 per year

Concessionary

£39 per year

International member fees

Membership grade

Band A

Band B

Band C

Standard CIHM

£117

£82

£36

Certified practitioner CertCIH

£117

£82

£36

Chartered CIHCM

£180

£127

£55

Fellow FCIH

£180

£127

£55

Concessionary

£36

£25

£11

International banding (World Bank classification)
Band A - high income economies
  • Andorra
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • The Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Barbados
  • Belgium
  • Bermuda
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Canada
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile
  • Croatia
  • Curacao
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Estonia
  • Faeroe Islands
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Polynesia
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Guam
  • Hong Kong SAR
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Isle of Man
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Korea, Rep
  • Kuwait
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao SAR
  • Malta
  • Monaco
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Oman
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Russian Federation
  • San Marino
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • Slovak Republic
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • St. Kitts and Neots
  • St. Martin (French part)
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United States
  • Uruguay
Band B - upper middle income economies
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • American Samoa
  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • China
  • Columbia
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Fiji
  • Gabon
  • Grenada
  • Hungary
  • Iran, Islamic Rep.
  • Iraq
  • Jamaica
  • Jordon
  • Kazakhstan
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Macedonia, FYR
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritius
  • Mayotte
  • Mexico
  • Montenegro
  • Namibia
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • South Africa
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Suriname
  • Thailand
  • Tonga
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Tuvalu
  • Venezuela, RB
Band C - lower middle and lower income economies
  • Afghanistan
  • Armenia
  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Dem.Rep
  • Congo, Rep
  • Cote d'lvoire
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt, Arab Rep.
  • El Salvador
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia, The
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Korea, Dem.Rep.
  • Kosovo
  • Kyrgyz Republic
  • Lao PDR
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Philippines
  • Rwanda
  • Samoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Swaziland
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tonga
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Vietnam
  • West Bank and Gaza
  • Yemen, Rep
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
Further information
When does the subscription year start and end?

The majority of our members will have a membership start date of 1 January and an end date of 31 December. To better satisfy our customer's needs, we have now moved to a rolling membership. For new or returning members, your membership will run for one year from the date you joined.

Can I reclaim tax on my membership subscription?

CIH is an HMRC approved professional body which means that if you are a UK taxpayer and you pay your own membership fees, you may be entitled to claim tax relief on your subscription. By claiming tax relief, you are able to reduce the cost of your membership. Contact the membership team today on 024 7685 1700 or email customer@cih.org.

Find out more

Need help?

If you’re unsure which membership grade is for you, or need help with your application, please contact our membership team

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