The Guardian

DAMHA has been mentioned in The Guardian newspaper in a story about how almshouses are the “unsung” heroes of social housing in the UK.

Our Chief Executive Paul Mullis is quoted in the article which looks at the important role of almshouses in society today.

And The Guardian feature also mentions a new research project which has found that people fortunate to live in an almshouse are likely to live up to two and half years longer – equating to an extra 15% of future life for someone aged in their early 1970s.

In the article, Paul says: “Our residents know they can look forward to tomorrow because the things that make people’s lives worth living haven’t changed in the 1,000 years that almshouses were created to target: community, safe and secure housing, a sense of purpose.”

DAMHA is the biggest almshouse charity in the UK.