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Eastlands Homes runs literacy project
Eastlands Homes are supporting other organisations to run literacy projects with the aim of improving the reading and writing skills of people across the…
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Furniture recycling – a new idea
Here is a good idea from Glasgow and it got me thinking…. I wonder if we could replicate this for all cities who have…
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Fuel Poverty Consultation open to 8th October
Future governments will be required to tackle England’s least energy-efficient properties to fight fuel poverty, the government has announced The proposals state that there…
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Ian Duncan Smith Welfare Cuts speech
Despite predictions in the press that Iain Duncan Smith would announce new welfare cuts in a major speech in London yesterday, the Works and Pensions Secretary…
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A new agenda for reforming state and social policy
The Condition of Britain: Strategies for social renewal sets out a comprehensive new agenda for reforming the state and social policy to enable people in…
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The gap between rich and poor
How have household incomes evolved since the onset of the financial crisis? How has the gap between rich and poor changed? How have living…
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Up to £7k to slash energy grants in Salford
Salford residents can now apply for up to £7,000 in grants to help slash energy bills – thanks to a sausage dog called Little…
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2 million pay higher council tax bills
Government cutbacks to the benefits system have left more than two million people facing the prospect of higher council tax bills. Freedom of Information…
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Changes to policies on fuel poverty
The government has been slammed by campaigners over plans announced today to target fuel poverty. According to inside Housing: Download the consultation document Cutting…
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Research – Lone parents need £27k a year for reasonable standard of living
A lone parent with one child needs to earn more than £27,100 this year to have an ‘adequate’ standard of living, according to new…
