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Discretionary Housing Payments for LAs for 2014-5
The Department for Work and Pensions has revealed the discretionary housing payment allocations for councils in 2014/15. As announced in the autumn statement in December, the…
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7 million not used the internet – on line campaign
Local authorities are being urged to take part in a digital inclusion campaign, with research showing around seven million people have never used the…
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Bedrom tax appeal successful for very small room
An unused room under 50 square feet should not lead to tenants being penalised by the bedroom tax, a tribunal judge has ruled, according…
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Report supports legal aid for housing cases
Labour and Liberal Democrat politicians have praised a report calling for the return of legal aid provision for all housing cases. The Law Commission’s…
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Priced out of travelling to work
Travelling to find work is rendered unaffordable by high rents, a campaign group has warned. Priced Out, which makes the case for lower-cost housing,…
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Unintended benefit cuts
Councils are cutting off housing benefit payments to tenants who are entitled to receive them, as an unintended consequence of sanctions applied to other…
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Debate over bedrrom tax loophole
Housing experts are split over how many tenants they think could temporarily escape the bedroom tax as a result of a technical error by…
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Bedroom tax loophole to close in March 2014
The minister for welfare reform Lord Freud has confirmed that the housing benefit loophole that exempts certain long standing tenants from the bedroom tax will be…
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DHP payments to those who are no linger subject to bedrooms tax
Tenants affected by a bedroom tax loophole are likely to be able to keep cash they have received from a hardship fund in addition…
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Carers get fresh hope of relief from the bedroom tax
Tenants who live with a person requiring an overnight carer have been given fresh hope of challenging the bedroom tax following a first-tier tribunal…
