Alaine and her friends Kelly and Jane were delighted to find out their tired kitchen was being replaced with shiny new accessible.

Katie, Elizabeth and Tessa decided to change support provider to Mencap. By going to a Mencap forum their friendship has grown with Ruth and Kate.

GLH tenants, Paul and Alex spent two days with our operatives learning new skills while carrying out a range of general repairs at tenants’ homes.

Homemade cooking has become a real passion for Rob. He shares his story of combining his four favourite interests.

Read our response to the Department for Work and Pensions announcement on the long-term funding of supported housing.

Christian and his friends Gillian, Hazel, David and Robin remained living together with the help from GLH, Mencap and a developer.

Welcome to the summer issue of the easy read Voices Together. It brings our tenants’ news from across Golden Lane Housing and tenant involvement.

Parents explain the benefits of Cliona, Leanne, Christopher and Hugh moving into supported housing help of GLH and Mencap.

Together with Golden Lane Housing, Maria and Rachael designed their garden and selected pink as the colour theme for the plants.

As part of Learning Disability Week 2016, Golden Lane Housing arranged a meeting for our tenants in Rotherham. Andrew Locke, housing officer explains more about the event.

Dan, James and Aaz live together in a bungalow bought using 2013 bond monies. He shares his great experiences of being a Mencap Young Ambassador.

Andrew and Joel live in Essex. Chloe Dolce, scheme manager at Mencap explains how their friendship has developed.

Earlier this month, Barnsley’s mixed ability football team took part in their first tournament. Housing officer, Joe Boyd the team’s coach explains.

GLH tenant Lizzy and Ian fell in love after meeting at their local Gateway Club in Barnsley.

Joe Boyd’s vision to set up a mixed ability football team in Barnsley came true with the help of Mencap.

The Housing team in the South organised an event for our tenants on ways to safely make friends in the community, at home and online.

Dan, James and Aaz share a place together in Rochdale supported by Mencap. They explain how much they’re enjoying life.

Golden Lane Housing (GLH) and Mencap are sponsoring the Be Free festival 2016, taking place on 13-15 September in Chingford, London.

By listening to our tenants and their support staff we’ve created the dedicated in-house repairs service that we have today.

Becky, receptionist at Golden Lane Housing and Mencap’s Centre of Engagement in the North tells her story about finding work.