1 June 2026: This NFA Policy Brief examines the effectiveness of social landlords as into-work support providers, especially for groups and communities acutely isolated from the labour market, with a focus on LB Barnet’s BOOST programme and its current JobsPlus pilot.
Publications
May 2026: The 2025/26 NFA Annual Report and Survey summarises our policy work, survey data and membership services across the last 12 months.
April 2026: New independent research from housing data analysts Housemark confirms ALMO council housing management delivers value for money.
This research brief on ‘no access’ and Awaab’s Law summarises two complementary research papers commissioned by the NFA with our partners at the LGA, CIH, ARCH and CWAG.
Opening the Door looks at the consequences of ‘no access’ issues as new legislation increases social landlords’ obligations to inspect homes.
Preparing for Awaab’s Law identifies the challenges set for all social landlords by new legislation governing how landlords deliver safe, good quality homes for their tenants.
3 November 2025 – independent analysis of the latest full-year TSM data shows NFA members continue to out-perform direct delivery of council housing management services.
Analysis of Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024-25 [council housing sector] Read More »
13 May 2025: Published for our annual conference delegates, the 2024-25 NFA Annual Report summarises our policy work, survey data and membership services and tracks members’ achievements across the last 12 months.
October 2024: Ahead of the Autumn Budget, councils and NFA members are urging government to create a sustainable financial framework for council housing as new analysis shows that council housing finances are in dire straits.
October 2024: Housemark analysis of the first full year of TSM data shows residents of ALMO-managed homes rate council landlords’ services more highly than those in directly managed council homes.
ALMO-managed council housing: The customers’ verdict Read More »










