Pathmeads goes French
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on February 15, 2008
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French TV programme, Enjeux de Campagne, invited Pathmeads to appear on Public Senat TV, as the French go to the polls for mayoral elections.
The filmed report discusses how UK housing associations and local authorities manage to tackle homelessness and reduce the number of families with children using bed and breakfast accommodation.
Enjeux de Campagne has filmed a series of reports from EU countries considered to represent a model for the respective issue for example, the environment, security, housing and childcare to be aired before voters go to the local polls.
Programmes can be watched at: www.publicsenat.fr (click on Enjeux de Campagne).
The (dubbed) programme was aired on the 7 February at 6:45pm.
Pathmeads recently won two stars from the Audit Commission which focussed, for the first time, on temporary housing. Pathmeads is the largest Registered Social Landlord providing temporary accommodation in the UK. It manages around 5,000 units across 14 London boroughs.
Tom McGregor, managing director of Pathmeads, said: We are pleased to be able to move the debate about temporary housing along and show that it often represents a successful response to homelessness.
We feel very strongly that families in temporary housing should receive a service every bit as good as those in permanent housing, and have gone to great lengths to develop our Quality Temporary Housing service.
The inspection results demonstrated that tenants housed in temporary homes often enjoy a good standard of living, and we are pleased to be acknowledged in another EU country for this success.
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