Nationwide Building Society and Shelter

Client: Shelter

Shelter and Nationwide have been in partnership for 21 years. With a shared belief that everyone should have a place fit to call home, this enduring relationship has evolved over the decades to relentlessly enable vital change and support for those impacted by the housing emergency. Nationwide has donated more than £8.5 million, supporting more than 144,000 people.

With strong shared values they have worked together to influence policy change, pioneering improvements for those living in the private rental sector, preventing people from becoming at risk of homelessness and supporting those in housing crisis with immediate support and advice.

Alongside member and employee volunteering and fundraising, Nationwide has strategically embedded its social investment aims throughout the business to support society in tackling the housing emergency. Their partnership with Shelter is remarkable not only by its length of duration but also notable for how the organisations work together to create exponential change. Supporting core work as well as pilot activity to help Shelter create the greatest outcomes in their fight against housing injustice.