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Fit for work and benefits
Not enough is being done by businesses or government to prevent people leaving work and moving onto sickness benefits; the result is a stubbornly…
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Better Care fund launched by Government
The Better Care Fund will provide financial support for councils and NHS organisations to jointly plan and work together to deliver local services. This provides…
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Devo Health
A comprehensive overview of the devolution of health policy to date, and the directions it could take in future, this report presents the evidence…
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LHA will break sheltered housing, says the 3 largest providers
The Local Housing Allowance cap for supported housing risks “breaking” sheltered housing, three major specialist housing providers have warned. Anchor, Hanover and Housing &…
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Domestic abuse inititaive by HAs gets government funding
A landlord-led initiative to tackle domestic abuse in the social housing sector has been awarded £30,000 of funding from the government. Inside Housing reported:…
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Loneliness and health
The Local Government Association, which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales, says the impact of loneliness and isolation on health and…
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LG report into older persons housing
Local government leaders have called for a two-pronged approach to the funding of sheltered housing. In the report the LGA housing commission said the Local…
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Supported and Sheltered Housing changes and consultation
I listened in to an excellent seminar run by the NHF. Here are the slides: Future_of_Supported_Housing_webinar_(December_2016) Members of the NHF will be able to…
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Government wants more control over supported housing quality
The government will seek “greater oversight” of the quality of supported housing as it shifts funding responsibility to local authorities. According to Inside Housing:…
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DCLG – launch of £20m DV fund
The government has launched a £20m fund to increase accommodation for victims of domestic violence. In the spending review last year the government announced…
