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Housing Associations calculate Social Dividend
The first findings of a pilot study of a social housing index to demonstrate the economic performance of landlords’ assets have been revealed. According…
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Cut waste to save money
If the Government changed its attitude towards waste it could become a resource worth tens of billions of pounds, according to a report. LG…
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Call to transformation to manage demand for LA services
Councils must stem the mounting demand for services by finding a long-term answer to the challenges of austerity, a report claims. According to LG…
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HAs downgraded for VFM statements
Over 150 HAs have been sent letters relating to not meeting the requirements of the VFM standard. Inside Housing has reported on the downgrades:…
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Report suggests £16 billion savings in health and social care
Around £16bn could be saved if health and social care services were designed to more effectively meet people’s needs, a report claims. According to…
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Government under fire for outsourcing
The Government’s ability to negotiate and manage contracts with outsourcing providers has been criticised in damning report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). According to LG…
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Is Help to Buy value for money?
The Government has failed to determine if its £3.7bn Help to Buy scheme will deliver value for money for the taxpayer, according to a report from…
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CBI calls for transparency on public contracts
The CBI is calling for new measures to boost ‘transparency and accountability’ in outsourced public services contracts. According to LG News: The business group said the…
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Scrutiny.net Meeting on 12th February 2014
Here are the notes from the meeting. We discussed the ways in which you can explain VFM to customers and then engage them; techniques…
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HCA warns 160 landlords over VFM
HCA tells associations to improve or risk a governance downgrade Inside Housing has reported: The English social housing regulator has warned around 160 landlords…
