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Council uses empty homes order to help bedroom tax tenants
Knowsley Council has taken control of a problem property, allowing a tenant affected by the bedroom tax to downsize. Inside Housing has reported: The…
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One in seven at risk of bedroom tax eviction
Two-thirds of households affected by the bedroom tax are in rent arrears, with one in seven at risk of eviction, according to new research from the…
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Report – councils urged to tackle digital nclusion
Councils are being urged to tackle the barriers that prevent people from getting online, with research showing one fifth of households do not have…
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Supporting tenants to apply for Discretionary Housing Payments
CIH has produced a useful guide to support landlords support their tenants: How do I help tenants to apply for DHP…
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Does work pay to come off benefits?
Some working people are losing 97p of every £1 earned after being hit by a combination of welfare cuts, a committee of MPs has…
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Funds for tenant start up businesses
Community lenders to join 10 landlords in raising £1.5 million According to inside Housing: A £1.5 million pot to fund tenant start-up businesses is…
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Part time workers may get sanctioned under universal credit
Part-time workers judged to be doing too little to find full-time work face having their benefit for housing costs sanctioned by the government for…
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Backtrack on pledge for vulnerable people under welfare reform
Lord David Freud has backtracked on his pledge to protect vulnerable and disabled people from the bedroom tax, new government guidance has confirmed. According…
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Report: delays in PIP for disabled people causing distress
Delays in processing the Government’s new Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) has led vulnerable people facing ‘real distress’ and financial difficulties, according to a damning new…
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Councisl urge the retention of a crisis find for emergency welfare
Scrapping of a £347m emergency welfare fund could leave regions unable to support families in crisis, council leaders have warned. According to LG news:…
