Bekah Ryder
@bekahryder.bsky.social
Experimenting at life. Research and social housing. Employed by Altair Ltd and two children.
https://altairltd.co.uk/service/research-and-insight/
https://altairltd.co.uk/service/research-and-insight/
It’s 27 November and I have seen my first drunk street argument where one of the participants is bedecked with a cracker hat. Merry Christmas!
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It’s 27 November and I have seen my first drunk street argument where one of the participants is bedecked with a cracker hat. Merry Christmas!
Massive CONGRATULATIONS to @drblez.bsky.social for being the runner-up in the @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social Early Career Researcher’s Prize for ‘Measuring What Matters: Tackling Structural Stigma in Social Housing‘ www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Massive CONGRATULATIONS to @drblez.bsky.social for being the runner-up in the @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social Early Career Researcher’s Prize for ‘Measuring What Matters: Tackling Structural Stigma in Social Housing‘ www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...
I know there's a budget n all, but a huge CONGRATULATIONS to @mauricelange.bsky.social for winning the @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social Early Career Researcher's Prize for his paper 'The past, present and future of public housebuilding in England'. www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I know there's a budget n all, but a huge CONGRATULATIONS to @mauricelange.bsky.social for winning the @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social Early Career Researcher's Prize for his paper 'The past, present and future of public housebuilding in England'. www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...
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The OBR's latest economic forecasts alongside the Budget says net additional new homes in 2023/24 & 2024/25 were lower than it expected but they will be much higher than expected this year (2025/26)??? despite...
#autumnbudget #AutumnBudget2025 #AutumnBudget25 #Budget #ukhousing #ukconstruction
#autumnbudget #AutumnBudget2025 #AutumnBudget25 #Budget #ukhousing #ukconstruction
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The OBR's latest economic forecasts alongside the Budget says net additional new homes in 2023/24 & 2024/25 were lower than it expected but they will be much higher than expected this year (2025/26)??? despite...
#autumnbudget #AutumnBudget2025 #AutumnBudget25 #Budget #ukhousing #ukconstruction
#autumnbudget #AutumnBudget2025 #AutumnBudget25 #Budget #ukhousing #ukconstruction
Having a little cry about this. This is what building a better future looks like, well done to everyone who campaigned for this.
Scrapping the two-child limit in full is a monumental decision. Well done to all involved in the Child Poverty Strategy, and everyone who has made the case against the policy.
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Having a little cry about this. This is what building a better future looks like, well done to everyone who campaigned for this.
Do you work for a housing association or local authority providing general needs housing? Altair is exploring how tenant mental health interacts with social housing services and what support is needed, through this short survey: survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90939915/...
October 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Do you work for a housing association or local authority providing general needs housing? Altair is exploring how tenant mental health interacts with social housing services and what support is needed, through this short survey: survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90939915/...
This is a worrying loss of supported housing. That is 939 people who won't be getting the support they need to leave hospital, exit homelessness, or be supported to live independently.
October 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This is a worrying loss of supported housing. That is 939 people who won't be getting the support they need to leave hospital, exit homelessness, or be supported to live independently.
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Webinar incoming! I'll be talking through results of the CIH Futures research on 9 Dec, sharing what young people think about working in the housing sector and what is needed to attract and retain talent.
The legacy of leaders is who follows in their footsteps!
www.cih.org/events/a-sec...
The legacy of leaders is who follows in their footsteps!
www.cih.org/events/a-sec...
A Sector in Transformation - CIH Futures Survey Results
Housing is evolving— and those who will lead the sector in the future are here. Do we understand their thoughts, hopes, and experiences?
www.cih.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Webinar incoming! I'll be talking through results of the CIH Futures research on 9 Dec, sharing what young people think about working in the housing sector and what is needed to attract and retain talent.
The legacy of leaders is who follows in their footsteps!
www.cih.org/events/a-sec...
The legacy of leaders is who follows in their footsteps!
www.cih.org/events/a-sec...
"A lot of the supported housing that we used to have, including some very good quality services, have simply ceased to exist.
"What's left is struggling along. It can't be delivered safely or effectively. Most supported housing is in a desperate plight."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"What's left is struggling along. It can't be delivered safely or effectively. Most supported housing is in a desperate plight."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Enormous crisis' warning from homelessness service
Andrew Redfern says Framework's aspiration remains to end the need for the service.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"A lot of the supported housing that we used to have, including some very good quality services, have simply ceased to exist.
"What's left is struggling along. It can't be delivered safely or effectively. Most supported housing is in a desperate plight."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"What's left is struggling along. It can't be delivered safely or effectively. Most supported housing is in a desperate plight."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Interesting findings around type of support for accessing employment: www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/social-...
Social landlords better than government in supporting long-term unemployed people, study finds
Housing associations are far more effective than government work programmes at helping long-term unemployed people find jobs in areas of deprivation, new research has found.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Interesting findings around type of support for accessing employment: www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/social-...
Enjoying this single cover. When I was younger, I was obsessed that tv and film never showed any clothes marks on people’s skin when doing nude scenes. And the fact they never arranged where to meet, just the time. Or locked their car doors.
October 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Enjoying this single cover. When I was younger, I was obsessed that tv and film never showed any clothes marks on people’s skin when doing nude scenes. And the fact they never arranged where to meet, just the time. Or locked their car doors.
Catching up on this and welling up about how much representation matters to young people’s future aspirations and the importance of funding community youth services to help achieve those dreams www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Desert Island Discs - Michael Sheen, actor - BBC Sounds
Michael Sheen, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Catching up on this and welling up about how much representation matters to young people’s future aspirations and the importance of funding community youth services to help achieve those dreams www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Sometimes feel the legacy of AI will be the death of British English spelling.
October 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Sometimes feel the legacy of AI will be the death of British English spelling.
“A country that once turned out visionaries, engineers, inventors and artists is raising a generation that can swipe, scroll, and like – but not make, see or imagine.”
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Children starved of art lose their creative spark – and t...
You can’t buy a crayon with the amount spent on arts education in some schools – leaving pupils without the skills for tomorrow’s jobs
observer.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
“A country that once turned out visionaries, engineers, inventors and artists is raising a generation that can swipe, scroll, and like – but not make, see or imagine.”
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Looking at Labour Force survey data for June, I see that every single one of the 4,666 government-supported trainees in UK construction are male. Every. Single. One.
October 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Looking at Labour Force survey data for June, I see that every single one of the 4,666 government-supported trainees in UK construction are male. Every. Single. One.
Nothing about statistics on population and housing makes me feel the UK is united. It’s exhausting having to look in so many different places for even basic information.
October 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Nothing about statistics on population and housing makes me feel the UK is united. It’s exhausting having to look in so many different places for even basic information.
Spotted in @theweek.com, this says a lot about the British public
21% of British adults believe that tea is grown in the UK, rising to 46% for those aged 25 to 34.
Kantar/The Independent
21% of British adults believe that tea is grown in the UK, rising to 46% for those aged 25 to 34.
Kantar/The Independent
September 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Spotted in @theweek.com, this says a lot about the British public
21% of British adults believe that tea is grown in the UK, rising to 46% for those aged 25 to 34.
Kantar/The Independent
21% of British adults believe that tea is grown in the UK, rising to 46% for those aged 25 to 34.
Kantar/The Independent
Altair Ltd is recruiting for both Senior Development Consultant and Development Consultant roles within our Development & Regeneration team - fantastic opportunities to work on projects that shape new homes and communities.
Find out more and apply here:
altairltd.co.uk/working-at-a...
Find out more and apply here:
altairltd.co.uk/working-at-a...
September 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Altair Ltd is recruiting for both Senior Development Consultant and Development Consultant roles within our Development & Regeneration team - fantastic opportunities to work on projects that shape new homes and communities.
Find out more and apply here:
altairltd.co.uk/working-at-a...
Find out more and apply here:
altairltd.co.uk/working-at-a...
Generation New Era is a rubbish name, but great news that this has been commissioned www.ukri.org/news/ukri-an...
UKRI announces first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years
A ground-breaking UK-wide scientific study will help improve the lives of future generations by studying 30,000 children born in 2026.
www.ukri.org
September 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Generation New Era is a rubbish name, but great news that this has been commissioned www.ukri.org/news/ukri-an...
Doing Altair's latest stocktake, and find this from the Regulator's latest quarterly survey very striking: capital market investment in social housing is at a six-year low. It's expensive to borrow long-term with gilt yields and interest rates high, which makes short-term bank loans more attractive.
September 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Doing Altair's latest stocktake, and find this from the Regulator's latest quarterly survey very striking: capital market investment in social housing is at a six-year low. It's expensive to borrow long-term with gilt yields and interest rates high, which makes short-term bank loans more attractive.
Has anyone seen any studies on whether extending the state pension age had any impact on young people entering or progressing in the labour market? Suspect @theifs.bsky.social and @resfoundation.bsky.social may have looked at this?
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Has anyone seen any studies on whether extending the state pension age had any impact on young people entering or progressing in the labour market? Suspect @theifs.bsky.social and @resfoundation.bsky.social may have looked at this?
Looking forward to the third London Council Housing Complaints Forum, with very special guest Housing Ombudsman, Richard Blakeway. Great opportunity for local authorities in the capital to network and share practice on complaints. Thanks to Camden for funding and City of London for hosting.
September 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Looking forward to the third London Council Housing Complaints Forum, with very special guest Housing Ombudsman, Richard Blakeway. Great opportunity for local authorities in the capital to network and share practice on complaints. Thanks to Camden for funding and City of London for hosting.
Just two weeks left to apply for the @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social 2025 Early Career Researcher's Prize. Deadline is 25th Sept. You could follow in some great footsteps. Get in touch if you have a paper you're considering submitting: www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...
September 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Just two weeks left to apply for the @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social 2025 Early Career Researcher's Prize. Deadline is 25th Sept. You could follow in some great footsteps. Get in touch if you have a paper you're considering submitting: www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...
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So, how’s England’s housing pipeline looking?
Short answer? Weak.
Short answer? Weak.
September 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
So, how’s England’s housing pipeline looking?
Short answer? Weak.
Short answer? Weak.