The safety and wellbeing of all our customers is our priority. It is why every one of our high-rise blocks is fitted with a sprinkler system, which is designed to detect and put out fire. Recently, there was a chip pan fire in a flat in one of our high-rise blocks. The sprinkler system kicked […]
Torfaen politicians visit our new intergenerational housing in Pontypool
Lynne Neagle MS and Cllr David Daniels, Torfaen Council’s Executive Member for Adult Services & Housing, visited Bron Afon’s newest independent living development, Glanwern House in Pontypool. The ten new homes are a mix of one-bedroom flats, two-bedroom houses and a three-bedroom house. They are all energy efficient and built to EPC A, featuring non-fossil […]
How Bron Afon Delivers Value for Money to Our Communities
At Bron Afon, our mission is to create safe and strong communities where everyone has a home they’re proud of. A key part of this is delivering value for money (VfM) in everything we do. This means not just managing money wisely, but improving the services that matter most to our customers. What Does Value […]
Annual Members’ Meeting
Bron Afon Community Housing’s annual members’ meeting will take place on Friday 23 August from 10:30am – 11:30am. It will be a virtual event on Microsoft Teams. An invitation with joining instructions will be sent by email to shareholder members.
Are you currently receiving benefits or tax credits?
Some benefits and tax credits are ending and being replaced by Universal Credit. Universal Credit is a single monthly payment to help with your living costs and provides support if you are working and on a low income, looking for work or unable to work. The following benefits and tax credits are ending and being […]
Changes to Afon Support and Families First
We want to share news of changes to some of the services we provide in Torfaen from 31 March 2024. The services will still be available, and you will be able to access them in the same way, but they will no longer be provided by Bron Afon. There will be no changes to the […]
Deeds not Words 2024
We signed the Deeds Not Words pledge led by housing equalities charity Tai Pawb in 2020. It outlines our commitment to take action to: Mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff and communities Improve the ethnic diversity of board and staff at all levels Communicate and engage Develop an inclusive […]
Paying your rent in 2024. It’s a 53-week year
Here’s what you need to know. Bron Afon charge rent every week on a Monday and in this year, there will be 53 weeks. Here is some guidance to help you understand what this means for you. Why is there a change this year? There are 52 weeks in a normal year, which means we […]
Rent 24
Your Rent Increase for 2024. We recognise that this is a financially difficult time for everyone and our increase is below the current rate of inflation. Our rent increase this year is 6.7% from April 2024 in line with Welsh Government policy. We have also used our rent policy to work out what you should […]
Bron Afon welcomes new Chair to the Board
Bron Afon welcomes Craig Nowell as its new Chair of the Board. Bron Afon is a leading housing association and community mutual, which manages and maintains over 8,000 homes across Torfaen. Craig is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer with over 20 years of experience delivering engineering, facilities management services, and infrastructure development within a variety of […]