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Welfare reform hits harder in the north
Residents of the North of England are being hit hardest by a growing north/south divide in welfare reform, according to a new joint research…
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Impacts of under occupation – parliamentary research
The Government used powers contained in the Welfare Reform Act 2012 to provide that, since 1 April 2013, with some very limited exceptions, working-age…
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Bedroom tax – bad news in landmark rule
The vast majority of appeals against the bedroom tax on discrimination grounds are now likely to fail following a landmark tribunal ruling. According to…
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Housing Benefit – call to move funding to housebuilding, low pay and unemployment
Shifting spending from housing benefit to house building and tackling low pay and unemployment is the best way of lifting people out of poverty…
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NHF share learning from Universal Credit pilots – one year on
Shared learning from housing associations and their tenants where Universal Credit has been introduced from the NHF: The Federation is working closely with the…
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DWP toolkit published to calculate bedroom tax exemption
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published an online toolkit, ‘for local authorities, housing providers and support organisations in the social rented sector,…
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Private Members bill to exempt some people from bedroom tax
A private members bill, tabled by Liberal Democrat backbencher Andrew George would exempt tenants from the bedroom tax if they have not received a…
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Advice on benefit sanctions
Three disillusioned former DWP civil servants have set up a website to help benefit claimants who feel they have been wrongly sanctioned. The three…
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Bedroom tax – interim report from government
Thanks to the NHF for spotting this DWP have published the interim evaluation on the bedroom tax. The exec summary gives a pretty good…
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DWP slammed for offering lack of empathy and support
The Department of Work and Pensions’ (DWP) staff have been slammed by participants in a Citizens Advice Cymru report for the way they communicate,…
