Reports & Evidence

The voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector is really diverse, and the thing that unites us is that we are all founded and centred on doing good – whatever our objects.  A huge challenge with this is demonstrating to other sectors (and sometimes ourselves) the value of what we do.  

Rural communities across England are facing growing challenges, from soaring house prices to rising homelessness, and many are hoping that the Government’s devolution plans will offer fresh solutions. New research explores whether handing more power to local leaders will genuinely help deliver the affordable homes and services rural areas urgently need, or whether the countryside risks being left behind once again.

The Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector in West and North Norfolk is navigating a period of significant challenge and change.  A recent consultation by Community Action Norfolk (CAN), on behalf of the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB), reveals a deeply strained landscape marked by rising community need, growing operational pressures, and funding uncertainty. 

It’s a title no city wants, but Norwich has been ranked as the UK’s 10th coldest and dampest housing hotspot, with 14% of residents living in substandard conditions.