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Rewarding community volunteers through council tax reduction
Around 500,000 community volunteers should benefit from a ‘community contribution discount’ and see 10% council tax cut – council chiefs claim. According to LG…
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£100m extra fro right to transfer
Councils and tenant groups wishing to transfer their social housing stock to a housing association will be able to bid for a share of…
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Tenants leading change for improved communities
This is the latest Government publication which you might find useful: 140717_Tenants_Leading_Change_FINAL …
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New tenants compelled to volunteer
New tenants compelled to commit to volunteering in ‘aspirational’ project According to Inside Housing: A Bristol housing association is to pilot a scheme under…
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Scrutiny.net officer meeting – notes from June 2014
Hello everyone Here are the notes from our meeting on 11th June: our main topics of discussion were the new regulatory standards – whats…
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Happy with the way your council targets spending?
People are dissatisfied with the way councils target their spending, with a new survey suggesting town halls are failing to identify local priorities. According…
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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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£1m of Big Society capital
A fund designed to help communities take ownership of local assets and services has received a £1m boost. According to LG News: The investment…
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Slides and presentations from the NHC Annual resident involvement conference
Hello members Here are all the slides and the programme. If you need any of these in full presentations, just give me a shout…
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Participatory budgeting – 2nd round by Adactus
Following on from the recent success of round one of the Trafford Neighbourhood Fund, round two is now open for new bids with maximum…
