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More than 55% of people in poverty are in the suburbs
More than 55 per cent of poverty-stricken people living in England and Wales live in the suburbs. According to Inside Housing: The Smith Institute’s Poverty…
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Cumulative impact of welfare reform
The cumulative impact of last year’s welfare reforms has left people less able to cope with work or support themselves, a report claims. One…
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MPs vote for a further cap on welfare
The welfare cap approved by MPs last night risks will push 345,000 more children into poverty, a charity has warned. Research by Save the…
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Changes to payment to landlord under Universal Credit
The Department for Work and Pensions is to make changes to the process by which social landlords apply for ‘alternative payment arrangements’ under universal…
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Councils return £1m in Discretionary HB
Underspending councils will return emergency funding to government. Inside Housing has reported: More than £1 million set aside to help tenants affected by welfare reform…
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Golden Gates rewards lifestyle changes
The Williams family from Longford, Warrington were celebrating this week after taking away the overall prize in Golden Gates Housing Trust’s Challenge4Change initiative. The…
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Study shows rural tenants pushed into poverty by welfare reform
Social housing tenants in rural areas are being pushed into poverty by welfare reform, a study has found. Inside Housing has reported: A report…
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1/3 of young people could be out of work by 2018
A third of young people could be out of work or underemployed by 2018 if councils are not given stronger powers, a report claims.…
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LAs to work together to tackle social inequality
Leaders of local authorities across the country have pledged to work together to tackle social inequality. LG News reports: Fifteen councils have signed theBirmingham…
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Furniture re-use opportunities
Local authorities need to understand and grasp what re-use can be, says an exasperated Craig Anderson, chief executive of The Furniture ReUse Network (FRN).…
