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Topping the pole for digital inclusion
The housing sector could do more to incorporate the voice of residents into its use of digital technology, a report has found. Consultancy Visceral…
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TAROE to become a charity
England’s largest tenant body is still waiting to be approved as a charity so it can more easily access donations, despite having expected to…
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Salix to become a co-operative
An arm’s-length management organisation is set to become a co-operative run by tenants and employees. Salix Homes, which manages 8,500-homes for Salford Council, will…
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News on Big Society – Dec 2014
Office of the Civil Society, Local Intelligence Team (LIT) North West December 2013 Update. More information below on: OCS December Newsletter (attached) Step Up To…
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Town Hall Transparency Code introduced as law
All councils with annual gross incomes of more than £6.5m must sign up to a legally binding transparency code, communities secretary Eric Pickles has…
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Big Society Report 2013
Big society is missing disadvantaged communities and failing to stem the dominance of ‘mega-corporations’ in public service ownership, a report claims. Government bias towards…
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Social Media – top tips for engagement
Social media junkies Here are the latest slides from the other end of the world which give great advice on engagement thorough social media…
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The future of HAs and investment in communities
Here is the report from Service matters at Orbit HA, into 6 possible futures for Housing Associations Housing 2020 PDF Orbit have also been…
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HA surpluses rise to £1 billion
The combined surpluses of Britain’s 30 biggest housing associations by number of homes owned soared to almost £1 billion in 2012/13, according to research…
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Think tank urges more help to support tenants overcome complex challenges
Stronger relationships between social landlords and tenants are required to help overcome the complex challenges of today, a think tank report has found. New…
