Equality, diversity and inclusion

Social Housing Anti Racism Pledge

The Social Housing Anti Racism Pledge (SHARP) was developed by BME London Landlords to support the social housing sector to achieve zero tolerance towards racism of any kind. 

It provides a useful framework for organisations to set targets and work towards an inclusive culture, ensuring all staff, residents and stakeholders are brought along on the journey. 

Roadmap to equality: creating an inclusive future

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are integral to housing associations’ work and to excellent governance. Alongside a group of board members, and in partnership with Altair, we've developed a series of resources to help you lead on this work.

Sign up for our Chairs' Challenge, download resources to help guide fair and effective recruitment, and learn from housing associations' experiences running associate board member schemes.

Monitoring workforce diversity: what to ask and how to use the data you collect

We have put together a resource to support our suggested questions to ask your workforce. It breaks down the wording of each question, why it's asked and how you can use the data you collect. 

2023 EDI data tool collection exercise

A big thank you to NHF members for contributing your data to our latest EDI data tool collection. Overall, 177 EDI Data Tools were submitted representing 76% of homes across the sector in England.

The full results of the data collection can be found in our report: 'How diverse is England's housing association workforce in 2023'.