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Call for priority to be given to help move home for work from DHP
Unemployed social tenants who are willing to move for work should be prioritised for discretionary housing payments, a report by the think tank that…
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More living wage and less minimum wage please
Providing the Living Wage to one million more workers by 2020 should be a Government priority, a commission of businesses and anti-poverty groups claim.…
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anti poverty – has the sector lost its soul?
Affordable rent is linked with higher levels of child poverty, Alison Garnham, chief executive of the Child Poverty Action Group told the Chartered Institute…
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Latest AWSIS briefing papers
I always find these useful – so i thought i would share them with members: ABOUT AWICS ‘AWICS’ is an ethical management consultancy and training…
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Begging on the streets – Leeds take action
Leeds City Council has been awarded an injunction order to combat persistent begging in the city. According to LG News: Under the order, individuals…
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Slides and presentations from the NHC Annual resident involvement conference
Hello members Here are all the slides and the programme. If you need any of these in full presentations, just give me a shout…
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54% increase in use of foodbanks says report
The number of meals given to people in food poverty in 2013/14 has risen by 54 per cent from the previous year, according to…
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City West helps 250 people into work
City West Housing Trust’s award-winning Skills Programme is celebrating, having helped the 250th person on the scheme to find work and training with a construction…
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1/3rd of UK population below the poverty line says report
A third of the UK’s population is living below the poverty line and even full-time work often fails to provide a route out of…
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Council tax – biggest debt problem says CAB
Council tax arrears is now the biggest debt problem reported to Citizens Advice. New figures have revealed between January and March one in five…
