Business strategy 2022-25

At the NHF, we exist to support our housing association members to deliver their social purpose.

Our new three year strategy is focused on driving and leading the change housing associations need to deliver this purpose: improving the environment they operate in, removing barriers that face them, and tackling longstanding issues for the future.

Our strategy has been shaped by our members through our strategic review of the housing association sector. The review revealed some guiding priorities for the sector’s work over the next decade:

• Housing associations are focused more than ever on the service they offer residents and their existing homes. Building new homes for people who need them remains critical, but the combined challenges of safety, quality and sustainability mean that their current homes must come first.
• Affordability for residents is at the heart of our sector’s purpose. We must continue to push for funding for new social and supported housing, and make sure the new rent settlement supports affordability and allows housing associations to invest in their priorities.
• Through regeneration and community investment, housing associations can play a vital role in creating successful places and they are excited about the potential to do more, and to build new partnerships, in the coming years.