Here's what's happening at Bernicia and in our communities.
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Tenants claiming Universal Credit and housing costs to pay your rent, must let the Department of Work and Pensions know about the recent change in your rent. It’s important to do so. It will only take a few minutes and will ensure you don’t…
Work is ready to start to make hundreds of homes warmer and more energy efficient as part of a £70m Bernicia investment in its homes and communities. Retrofit work will begin in July with Bernicia and the Government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund investing £7m into upgrading 865 properties most in…
In the next week or so, many Bernicia tenants will begin receiving free low energy light bulbs in the post to help cut energy bills. A pack of nine bulbs – at no cost to you – will be arriving at 10,500 homes…
Bernicia is delighted that the Regulator of Social Housing has once again confirmed top grades for its governance and financial viability. This gives Bernicia the validation and confidence to release more capacity to deliver more social value. The G1 V1 ratings are the highest ratings housing…
Bernicia is at the heart of a new partnership with other North East social housing providers to bring employability opportunities to tenants and communities. Housing Employment Network North East (HENNE) created by 13 regional housing providers, aims to deliver a co-ordinated strategic approach to employability, and is excited to announce…
Tenants in a Northumberland village are enjoying warmer homes and cheaper bills thanks to a £220,000 pilot project to fit new heating systems in their properties. Bernicia led the installation programme with energy giant E.ON at 11 retirement living bungalows it owns in the historic village…
A big “well done” to Darren Reay (left) and Ian Beattie for passing their NAPIT annual assessments. It means our electrical department again meets national Government approved standards…
We’re advising tenants to be aware of bogus callers at their homes following an incident in Ashington yesterday (Monday February 6th). A tenant contacted us to say that a man called at his home saying he was there to carry out a gas service.
A £100,000 project is underway to replace the roof on one of the tallest buildings in Newcastle. Bernicia is leading repair work at Northumbria Lodge in Cowgate – the latest phase in a comprehensive package of safety work at the 38 metre high building.
Bernicia has teamed up with award-winning local charity The Recruitment Junction to boost its efforts to get people with convictions into work. The six-month project will allow the Newcastle-based charity to work intensively with an extra 20 former offenders who are hoping to find work and…
Bernicia today welcomed the news that it is one of eight social housing landlords chosen to lead a pilot programme testing new consumer regulation for the social housing sector. The Regulator of Social Housing today published Reshaping consumer regulation: our implementation plan. This sets out…
A former agency worker facing an uncertain future following sudden redundancy is now looking forward to a happy New Year after securing a role with a national furniture company. Yosef Drra, 43, shook off the shock of losing his job last month at a packaging firm…
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