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Minister’s response to hard to let homes
The housing minister has dismissed claims that larger social homes are becoming more difficult to let due to welfare reform, saying it ‘won’t be…
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Rollout of Universal Credit – immediate forward plan
Further details of the rollout schedule are now available with Rugby and Inverness the next areas to take Universal Credit claims from 25 November…
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Great project to bring in income for tenants
Tenants from a North East housing association are now more than £1 million better off thanks to an innovative in-house financial advice service. Derwentside…
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Underspend in discretionary payments
English authorities could be forced to return £26 million to government if they don’t start spending Millions of pounds of unspent emergency housing funding…
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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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House of Lord debate on bedroom tax
The transcript from the House of Lords debate on the availability of affordable housing and the impact of the ‘bedroom tax’ on Thursday 31 October has…
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How to help tenants to move to a new Home
Both the social sector size criteria (or ‘bedroom tax’) and the overall benefit cap are driving many tenants to look for alternative accommodation, either…
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Survey suggests landlord plans for 80% increase in rent arrears due to welfare reform
Social housing providers are preparing themselves for an 80 per cent rise in rent arrears rates by 2014 due to the impact of welfare…
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Research into Council tenants in arrears due to welfare reform
The findings are the result of a joint research project from the National Federation of ALMOs (NFA), the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH)…
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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…
