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Money adviceRent arrears If you’re having problems paying your rent, please get in touch with us immediately to prevent debt building up. on 0208 749 7112 or email customerservices@womenspioneer.co.uk We will work with you to agree on how you can clear any arrears by paying a realistic amount within a reasonable space of time. Welfare…
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WPH’s Public Waiting List opening Monday 3rd April 2023
The Women’s Pioneer Housing public waiting list will be open between Monday 3rd April 9.30am until Monday 17th April 5.30pm. Please read all the information and check if you are eligible before applying
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Ray Strachey
Ray StracheyRay Strachey (nee Costello)1887 – 1940Author, journalist, suffragist and political campaignerRay Strachey at work 1923 ©National Portrait Gallery (AX161150)Ray’s contribution to Women’s Pioneer Housing was relatively short but invaluable. It’s likely that Etheldred knew Ray from The Common Cause, a suffrage newspaper that Ray edited and Etheldred had written for. Ray first appears in WPH’s records…
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Handyman services in Kensington and Chelsea – Age UK
Free handyman service for residents over age of 55 in Kensington and Chelsea.
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Pioneers in educationIn the early twentieth century, teaching was a reliable, respectable profession for middle-class, educated young women. The 1919 Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act also made it easier for women to attend university and train as teachers. However, the act did not remove the marriage bar, meaning that women teachers were still expected to leave…
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About UsWomen’s Pioneer Housing (WPH) was founded in 1920 by suffragists, who understood the importance of providing women with good quality affordable homes of their own, as part of their wider fight for women’s equality. Today, we continue to challenge gender inequality and provide much-needed homes for women.Find out moreWe own around 1,000 properties in…
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Timeline
TimelineJuly 1914World War I begins. Over the next four years, a huge number of women join the workforce for the first time, filling the gap left by the millions of men enlisted to fight. This exacerbates a shortage of affordable housing suitable for independent working.February 1918 After a long struggle for women’s suffrage, led by…
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Collaborate
CollaborateWe seek to maximise opportunities for residents to collaborate with staff to deliver WPH objectives. We involve residents in our own work and our work with external providers and partners to continuously improve the quality of homes and services.The RESP lead on the development of an ongoing programme of collaborative activity and resident scrutiny. This…
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Improving Fire Safety
Resident Action Forum – Improving fire safety at home
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Pioneer Press Spring 2024
Read the new Pioneer Press Spring edition 2024.