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55% of households have their benefits reduced following caps in April
Over 18,000 households have had their benefits reduced following the introduction of caps in April this year, according to LG News Figures from the Department…
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The case for a living wage – more jobs
Government claims that nationwide take up of the Living Wage would cost 160,000 jobs have been countered by a leading economist, who has calculated…
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Access to lending for tenants
One in five social tenants are unable to get loans from traditional mainstream lenders because they fail to pass credit tests, research suggests, according…
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Helping tenants into work
One of the ways in which tenants affected by measures such as the social sector size criteria (or ‘bedroom tax’) and the overall benefit…
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LHT tenants get £250 off their energy bills
More than 200 households are set to save up to £250 each on their annual gas and electricity bills – after £2.5m was spent…
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Housing Benefit – Recent cases
Many social landlords are seeing the effects of percentage deductions for spare rooms (commonly referred to as the ‘bedroom tax’) and (less so) the…
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Supporting those affected by the benefit cap and getting the rent in
Here are 2 more useful guides for you from the CIH How to support households affected by the overall benefit cap How do I…
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Report on supporting tenants to save
Encouraging greater savings to reduce risks of financial shocks and to prepare for retirement has long been a policy priority. Social housing tenants have…
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Landlords unhappy with DWP speed of response on switchback of HB during pilots
Landlords in the universal credit pathfinder areas are complaining of poor communication from the Department for Work and Pensions. The DWP is trialling its…
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Harringay research by CIH suggests one in four were able to find work
The government will struggle to make the benefit cap encourage people into work, targeted new research has found. The study, released today by Chartered…
