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Direct payment to landlord of Universal Credit to be directed by DWP
The Department for Work and Pensions will decide in which cases payment of the housing element of universal credit should go direct to the…
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Vulnerable claimants under Universal Credit – DWP sets out its plans.
The Government has today responded to the Work and Pensions Committee’s recent report on Universal Credit by issuing a “command paper” setting out plans…
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Loss of purchasing power in communities due to below inflation benefits?
GDP figures for the final quarter of 2012 confirm that the UK is on the cusp of an unprecedented triple-dip recession. This will put…
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Welfare reform round up
Here is a useful summary from the MD of Ferret Information Systems of the detail included in the Welfare Reform Act Benefits after the Act …
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Child poverty is under-estimated
A new report by the Policy Exchange think-tank says that nearly one in five children (2.3 million) across the UK are living materially deprived…
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House of Commons debate on Welfare Refrom
David Cameron was accused of being out of touch as Labour attacked him over the impact of the so-called bedroom tax as reported by…
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Circle report into support required by their tenants under UC
The need for extra support for the eight million people who will be affected by the launch of Universal Credit is vital, warns Circle…
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Vulnerable people defnition under Welfare reform
The government was crtisised in 24 housing on its continued failure to define Vulnerability this week: The Government today reiterated its commitment to supporting…
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Welfare Reform is the biggest worry for senior housing staff
Welfare reform is the biggest worry for housing leaders in 2013, a Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) survey has revealed. CIH questioned 300 senior…
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Impact of Welfare reform
Ipsos MORI has produced summaries of the results of the online survey of housing associations for each region in England for the NHF. Each…
