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4th report on impact of welfare reform and poverty
A House of Commons ‘Work and Pensions Select Committee’ says welfare reforms to the support provided for housing costs are causing financial hardship to vulnerable…
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Landlord learning report lauched from direct payment pilots
The registered social landlords (RSLs) and councils involved in the Direct Payment Demonstration Projects have learned a lot about their tenants, staff, culture, systems…
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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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One in seven at risk of bedroom tax eviction
Two-thirds of households affected by the bedroom tax are in rent arrears, with one in seven at risk of eviction, according to new research from the…
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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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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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Councisl urge the retention of a crisis find for emergency welfare
Scrapping of a £347m emergency welfare fund could leave regions unable to support families in crisis, council leaders have warned. According to LG news:…
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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…
