Resident Mike Crump attended the launch of the campaign tackling social housing stigma
Hosted by Ben Coleman MP and the Stop the Social Housing Stigma Group, the event held yesterday (19 May 2025) at Parliament launched the new journey planner designed to help residents and landlords work together to tackle stigma.
Social Housing Stigma affects nearly half of all social housing residents and has been raised as the most important issue to residents in Ministerial roadshows that took place post the Grenfell tragedy. It had previously been under researched until the Stop Social Housing Stigma launched their work working with the University of Durham, Sheffield Hallam University, Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), TPAS and YD Consultants.
Trident Group were one of 11 pioneering housing associations and councils involved in the pilot scheme which fed into this pioneering research. We held meetings with residents in the Winter and have as part of our journey changed our office layout to make a more friendly space; improved our transparency on how residents are involved in decisions and recruited for a resident board member.
Mike Crump, former Police Detective, Mental Health Campaigner, and resident Committee member, added:
“In a sector that will inevitably become more not less important over the coming years as the need for social housing grows, the stigma attached to people living in social housing needs to be tackled and addressed. The event was very well attended by a network of officers and residents from Housing Associations across the UK. It is important that this network continues to grow and build on the significant work already done to seek to tackle and address stigma and discrimination often directed at people living in social housing.”
You can view Mike speaking about social housing stigma and why social housing is important in the video below.
Nigel Wilson, Trident Group Chief Executive, commented:
“We believe that it is vital that we as housing associations tackle social housing stigma. Our residents are at the heart of what we do and are valued members of our team making key decisions in our committees and resident groups. Trident are proud to support this campaign and we hope others join us in doing so.”
Trident Group are committed to continuing to support the campaign to tackle the Social Housing Stigma.