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A new agenda for reforming state and social policy
The Condition of Britain: Strategies for social renewal sets out a comprehensive new agenda for reforming the state and social policy to enable people in…
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Private companies should compete with job centre says report
Private companies and charities should be allowed to compete with job centres to help people find work, a think tank close to David Cameron…
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JSA sanctions review
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) must do more to tackle the issue of sanctions triggering a stop in housing benefit payments, according…
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Roadshow tests what communities think
Peaks & Plains Housing Trust are taking a roadshow out throughout the region this summer to find out what customers really think. The roadshow is called…
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Business case for Universal credit not signed off by treasury
The business case for universal credit has still not been fully signed off by the Treasury, the head of the civil service has revealed.…
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Localise unemployment action says new LGA Chair
Millions of people will be abandoned to an unemployment ‘twilight zone’ unless skills and jobs schemes are localised, according to the new chair of…
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DWP slammed for offering lack of empathy and support
The Department of Work and Pensions’ (DWP) staff have been slammed by participants in a Citizens Advice Cymru report for the way they communicate,…
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NHF research show big gap still in tenants being confident on line
According to research by Nat Fed linked in pages…. •40% affected by welfare reforms do not have internet access, and a further 30% say…
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Survey shows more robust action on evictions
Survey shows landlords protecting income by dealing with arrears more robustly According to Inside Housing: Social landlords are increasingly taking eviction action against tenants…
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54% increase in use of food banks
The number of meals given to people in food poverty in 2013/14 has risen by 54 per cent from the previous year, according to…
