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Govt still undecided about scrapping emergency welfare fund
Scrapping of a £347m emergency welfare fund could leave regions unable to support families in crisis, council leaders have warned. LG News reported: Urging…
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Council uses empty homes order to help bedroom tax tenants
Knowsley Council has taken control of a problem property, allowing a tenant affected by the bedroom tax to downsize. Inside Housing has reported: The…
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Energy efficiency updates
Seven in 10 social housing tenants believe their property could be more energy-efficient, according to a research by a building and repairs contractor. According…
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Councils Fail to prioritise disabled people for help with bedroom tax
Councils are ignoring government guidance and failing to prioritise disabled people for payments to help cope with the bedroom tax, a study has claimed.…
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Payday lenders to face enquiry
Payday lenders, and other high cost, short-term lenders, will be subject to an inquiry into the way they collect debts and manage borrowers in…
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National minimum wage to rise to £6.50 a hour
The National Minimum Wage is to rise to £6.50 per hour following the government’s acceptance of the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations for 2014. The rise will…
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Report – councils urged to tackle digital nclusion
Councils are being urged to tackle the barriers that prevent people from getting online, with research showing one fifth of households do not have…
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Landlord to share data to boost tenant credit ratings
Arm’s-length management organisation will pass information to Experian Inside Housing has reported: The first landlord to sign up to a scheme which uses tenants’…
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Housing Associations role in combating poverty
This report from Joseph Rowntree suggests what HAs could be doing to alleviate poverty: housing-policy-poverty-full…
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Supporting tenants to apply for Discretionary Housing Payments
CIH has produced a useful guide to support landlords support their tenants: How do I help tenants to apply for DHP…
