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NHF fresh call to end the bedoom tax
The ‘disastrous’ bedroom taxis pushing households into debt and fear of eviction, the National Housing Federation has warned. New research from the federation found a…
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£5m UK children could be trapped by poverty in 2020
Five million UK children could be ‘trapped’ in poverty by 2020 unless leaders commit to stronger action, Save the Children has warned. According to…
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Procurement addressing poverty
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation launched its report entitled “Tackling Poverty through Public Procurement” and written by Richard Macfarlane, with Anthony Collins Solicitors. The…
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Successful bedroom tax challenge
The legislation on taxing ‘spare’ bedrooms is open to interpretation, and I’ve seen it successfully challenged so don’t suffer in silence – writes Erin…
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Fuel poverty leads to some landlords flirting with supplying energy
Social landlords are stepping up the fight against fuel poverty by setting up their own energy companies in competition with the traditional energy giants.…
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The stigma of social housing
Here is the lecture by Kate Davies, CEO at Nottinghill HA Can we all help to fight the negative perceptions of social housing? –…
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Important reports published on welfare reform
The NHF have been working with Ipsos MORI and the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research (CCHPR) on a large scale research project…
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Helena support staff and customers with mental health difficulties
A Merseyside landlord is training its staff to become mental health first aiders to help them support both colleagues and tenants, as Helen Clifton…
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Boom in taking in Lodgers
The number of 55-64 year olds taking in lodgers has soared by 93% in just two years, research has revealed According to 24 –…
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Reducing poverty through public procurement
Public sector contractors could be creating thousands of jobs for marginalised young people, according to a new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).…
