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food and faith in liverpool
Tenants and staff from a Liverpool housing association have been widening their cultural and religious understanding after paying visits to a Hindu temple, a synagogue,…
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Refugee lets at all time low
Proportion of refugees living in social housing falls to an all-time low According to Inside Housing The proportion of social homes let to refugees…
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Latest AWSIS briefing papers
I always find these useful – so i thought i would share them with members: ABOUT AWICS ‘AWICS’ is an ethical management consultancy and training…
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CLG consider legislating against retaliatory evictions in private sector
The Communities and Local Government department is considering introducing legislation to outlaw ‘retaliatory eviction’ – where tenants’ complaints to their landlords about poor housing…
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Addressing LGBT service user needs
Social landlords need to up their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender tenants as austerity measures have affected LGBT community services, a think…
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Women put off working in Local Government
Women in local government often face ‘sexist, offensive and derogatory remarks’ putting them off entering local politics, according to new research. According to LG…
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Board diversity remains an issue
Most UK housing associations are chaired by white British men aged between 50 and 59, new research has found. According to Inside Housing: Men…
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1600 applications for DHP from disabled people rejected
49 councils turn down 1,637 DHP applications by disabled people According to Inside Housing: Councils rejected more than 1,600 applications for help from disabled…
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Helena support staff and customers with mental health difficulties
A Merseyside landlord is training its staff to become mental health first aiders to help them support both colleagues and tenants, as Helen Clifton…
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Diversity Update
Here is the latest equality news. Thanks to HDN for their monthly update housing-diversity-network-ebriefing-may-2014…
