Our chief executive, John Clark highlights the importance of social housing and the huge difference it makes to communities in Plymouth.

A safe, secure, supportive home is essential for everyone and social housing has the capacity to do this – providing both a safety net and a springboard when difficulties arise.

Belmont Court resident Lilly Gray celebrated her 103rd birthday, and was joined on her special day by fellow residents and staff.

The Springetts run a series of popular ‘Movie and Music Afternoons’ for tenants at Leypark Court – and were nominated for a Beacon Award.

This North Prospect couple admit they could not be happier after choosing Shared Ownership when purchasing their first home.

Dennis admits that moving into his new home in Leypark Court four years ago was the best decision he ever made.

Plenty has changed over the years regarding people’s wants and needs, and we continue to adapt to provide homes to suit those requirements.

It’s been 10 years since Plymouth City Council transferred its 15,500 homes across to PCH – and huge progress has been made in the social housing sector during the past decade.

In my role as the city’s cabinet member for Finance, I was delighted to play my part bringing PCH into existence back in 2009.

We’ve been accredited by resident engagement experts Tpas, which means PCH has achieved industry recognition for another three years.

I grew up living in social housing in Plymouth. Without its help and security, I am not sure my family would have thrived as we did.

While serving as a Plymouth MP, It’s been my pleasure to work closely with PCH to make sure people in the city have good affordable homes.

Residents have enjoyed big cost savings thanks to our installation of solar panels on more than 2,000 homes across Plymouth.

Over the past five years, we’ve worked to make sure that every one of our homes reaches the Decent Homes standard.

In 2013, more than 3,900 of our homes across Plymouth were made warmer and more energy efficient as a result of fitting external wall insulation.

Residents who complained about lights being on in their block all day long, won a small victory after we acted on their concerns.

Residents have been able to pick fruit from the trees at Abbotsbury Way orchard, thanks to a woodland path that we created to access the site.

Our Laundry Libraries have proved extremely popular since being introduced in May 2019, and more have since been set up across Plymouth.

The PCH Men’s Shed is a larger version of the typical man’s shed in the garden – a place where he feels at home and pursues practical interests.

We first began letting out space at our five-story Plumer House business centre in Crownhill in 2016, following a £1.5m refurbishment programme.

The Tea and Toast group meets at Whitleigh Four Greens community centre every Wednesday – including many PCH residents.