Our pledge to be an LGBTQ+ inclusive social housing provider

About the HouseProud Pledge

All social housing providers can sign up to the HouseProud Pledge to show their commitment to equality and support for LGBTQ+ residents.

The HouseProud Pledge addresses the issues raised from research done to look at the experiences of LGBTQ+ social housing residents. Read the No Place Like Home research report.

We have has signed up to the pledge and we're working to achieve Pledge Pioneer status.

What we're doing

We're improving LGBTQ+ inclusion within the borough by:

• ensuring communication with residents is inclusive and respectful
• setting up and running staff training to improve awareness of LGBTQ+ lives and interactions with residents
• being an openly LGBTQ+ supportive organisation
• improving accessibility to relevant information and services
• working to involve LGBTQ+ residents and allies to help design and review policies

Get involved

To get involved you can:

• share your experiences (both positive and negative)
• sign up to be an Equality YourView Champion
• join our focus group, to work with us on key areas that affect the LGBTQ+ community

For more information or to register your interest in getting involved, email YourView@royalgreenwich.gov.uk.