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Onward (formerly Symphony Housing Group) is a housing association and affordable housing provider operating in North West England and based in Liverpool.. Onward was formed as a merger in 2018 of five smaller associations - Contour Homes, Liverpool Housing Trust, Ribble Valley Homes, Hyndburn Homes and Peak Valley Housing Association.
The definition of affordable housing may change depending on the country and context. For example, in Australia, the National Affordable Housing Summit Group developed their definition of affordable housing as housing that is "...reasonably adequate in standard and location for lower or middle income households and does not cost so much that a household is unlikely to be able to meet other ...
This is a list of settlements in Cheshire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021 . In 2011, there were 25 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Cheshire , shown in the table below.
The new district was awarded borough status from its creation on 1 April 2009. The council's full legal name is therefore Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council, although it styles itself Cheshire West and Chester Council. [5] As a borough, the chair of the council is allowed to take the title of mayor.
Public housing became needed to provide "homes fit for heroes" in 1919, [5] [6] then to enable slum clearance.Standards were set to ensure high-quality homes. Aneurin Bevan, a Labour politician, passionately believed that council houses should be provided for all, while the Conservative politician Harold Macmillan saw council housing "as a stepping stone to home ownership". [7]
In July 2024, Shaun Davies became the first LGA chair to be elected to the House of Commons and he was replaced as chair by Louise Grittins, Leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council; the chief executive Joanna Killian. [1] The LGA is represented on the Local Government Leaders' Council by its chair.
Cheshire West and Chester Council elections are held every four years. Cheshire West and Chester Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester in Cheshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 70 councillors have been elected from 45 wards. [1]
The main religion in Cheshire West and Chester is Christianity, with a percentage figure above the average for England (46.3%, 2021). [17] The single largest church is the Church of England, with the borough being served by the Chester Archdeaconry, with six deaneries and an average of twenty parish churches in each deanery.