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What you need to know about Universal Credit
This short guide is intended for staff w working with tenants in receipt of universal credit. It is another useful publication from CIH who have…
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Government defeat on tax credits
The government has lost a vote in the House of Lords after peers voted to delay cuts to tax credits. This is great news…
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Extension of Childcare Hours – IPPR report
This briefing examines how best to deliver the proposed extension to the free offer of childcare hours. According to IPPR: “It also presents our…
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Action learning – supporting employment
We came across this report on action learning from the HACT website – we think you will find it useful: Strategic approaches to employment…
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Impat of the summer budget on low income families
Joseph Rowntree Foundation do some great work. This time they have been considering the impact of the summer 2015 budget. Accoridng to JRF: “Families…
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18-21 years olds – thousands cudl be homeless with benefit reform
The government’s proposed housing benefit cuts for 18 to 21-year-olds could leave thousands of vulnerable young people homeless, according to new research published in…
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Universal Credit – some pilots to last longer
Eleven partnerships were formally selected as universal support trials and went live from September 2014. In June 2015 DWP announced that six of the eleven were to…
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Universal credit – latest
Around 90,000 people are now claiming UC. Universal credit is really happening, and it’s driving some of the biggest changes in landlord-tenant relationships we’ve…
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Disability benefits overhaul
Iain Duncan Smith has pledged to change the way people are assessed as capable of work. According to Inside Housing: The secretary of state…
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Scrutiny.Net meeting on 22nd July 15 at East Durham Homes
Hi everyone. Thanks for supporting the meeting. In a more packed than ever programme for which we thank EDH for hosting…. Here are the…
