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Gap between income and rent in the private sector under LHA
New Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) research has found that tenants face an increasingly widening gap between the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) they receive…
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The budget March 2016 – round up
Here is the information from the housing budget from a number of housing perspectives an interests: The full document: HMT_Budget_2016_Web_Accessible CIH view: What you need to…
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BT make a profit from UC enquiry line
and Mp has accused BT of “shameless profiteering” after official figures indicated that the telecommunications giant has generated more than £1m from a phone line…
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Roll out – the story so far in implementing UC
This is a really usefu brief from the CIH on where we are with combining the different benefits, where this applies and the roll…
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Collecting the rent
The CIH is launching a new charter for rent collection and encouraging sign up They say: Income management has always been fundamental for any…
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Universal credit will leave working famiies worse off says minister
The introduction of Universal Credit (UC) will leave working families worse off on average, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said. The report below…
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11 HAs in Manchester win a contract for employment support
Eleven of Greater Manchester’s housing associations have won the right to deliver their first public services contract through a pioneering joint company – a £353,000…
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8 in 10 under 35 years olds and tower block residents in danger by move to LHA payments
Eight in 10 housing benefit awards for single social tenants under the age of 35 are over the proposed ‘Local Housing Allowance cap’, according…
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89% of social tenants on Universal credit are in arrears
Nearly 90% of social tenants receiving Universal Credit are in rent arrears because of a seven-week wait for the first payment, say the NFA. According…
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HAs invites more HAs to trial UC
A government trial that protects social landlords’ rent accounts against the impact of Universal Credit is to be piloted by 20 councils and housing…
