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Housing Benefit – Recent cases
Many social landlords are seeing the effects of percentage deductions for spare rooms (commonly referred to as the ‘bedroom tax’) and (less so) the…
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Research into Council tenants in arrears due to welfare reform
The findings are the result of a joint research project from the National Federation of ALMOs (NFA), the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH)…
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Supporting those affected by the benefit cap and getting the rent in
Here are 2 more useful guides for you from the CIH How to support households affected by the overall benefit cap How do I…
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Landlords unhappy with DWP speed of response on switchback of HB during pilots
Landlords in the universal credit pathfinder areas are complaining of poor communication from the Department for Work and Pensions. The DWP is trialling its…
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Harringay research by CIH suggests one in four were able to find work
The government will struggle to make the benefit cap encourage people into work, targeted new research has found. The study, released today by Chartered…
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JSA claimants drop by 40%
The number of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimants fell by over 40,000 during the last month, with Birmingham seeing the largest annual drop. Figures suggest…
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Informing tenants about Welfare Reform
Here is a useful guide to what you need to inform tenants about on Welfare reform from the CIH How do I tell tenants…
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Superfast broadband for the whole community
Councils in Liverpool have signed a £15.9m contract with BT to provide superfast broadband to around 43,000 businesses and homes. The deal between Merseyside…
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High Court Ruling on Benefit Cap expected within a month
The High Court will decide whether the government’s benefit cap regime breaches the human rights of the vulnerable ‘within a month’, after a legal…
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Could you live on £45 a week?
Could I live on just £45 a week? This is the question he asked myself last week as he listened to George Osborne’s announcement…
