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Halton HA leads the way in getting tenants IT access
Halton Housing Trust is considering giving tenants tablets and smartphones as part of a drive to get 90 per cent of its customers online…
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Rollout of Universal Credit – immediate forward plan
Further details of the rollout schedule are now available with Rugby and Inverness the next areas to take Universal Credit claims from 25 November…
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Great project to bring in income for tenants
Tenants from a North East housing association are now more than £1 million better off thanks to an innovative in-house financial advice service. Derwentside…
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Ministers criticise Universal credit – wasting £140m
Ministers have heavily criticised the Government’s flagship Universal Credit (UC) programme, saying the scheme is likely to waste over £140m of public money. Implementation…
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DWP to decide whether to scrap the Universal credit IT system
It’s been widely reported this week that Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Ministers are to decide this month whether to scrap all of…
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Underspend in discretionary payments
English authorities could be forced to return £26 million to government if they don’t start spending Millions of pounds of unspent emergency housing funding…
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55% of households have their benefits reduced following caps in April
Over 18,000 households have had their benefits reduced following the introduction of caps in April this year, according to LG News Figures from the Department…
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House of Lord debate on bedroom tax
The transcript from the House of Lords debate on the availability of affordable housing and the impact of the ‘bedroom tax’ on Thursday 31 October has…
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How to help tenants to move to a new Home
Both the social sector size criteria (or ‘bedroom tax’) and the overall benefit cap are driving many tenants to look for alternative accommodation, either…
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Survey suggests landlord plans for 80% increase in rent arrears due to welfare reform
Social housing providers are preparing themselves for an 80 per cent rise in rent arrears rates by 2014 due to the impact of welfare…
