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How will the change in the benefit cap affect us?
Dawn Foster of the guardian on line has taken a really good look at what this means for britain Here is her analysis – ” Analysis…
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Direct payments of Universal Credit
Around one in three universal credit claimants living in housing association properties are having their benefit for housing costs paid directly to their landlord.…
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Benefit cap outside London to fll to £20,000
The overall household benefits cap will be lower than £23,000 in areas of the country outside London, George Osborne announced this weekend. According to…
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Benefit freeze will now be for 4 years
The government is to freeze working age benefits for four years from next year, George Osborne announced in the budget. According to Inside Housing: “Setting…
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Impact of the Benefit Gap
Social tenants across England are facing dramatic losses in income when the government reduces the benefit cap to £20,000 outside London, housing sector figures…
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Budget – views on what it means for Housing
Yesterdays budget gives us information on how the government will roll out its manifesto. Here are the veiws of some published expertview on what…
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HCA to probe welfare reform
The English social housing regulator will launch an investigation into the impact of the government’s fresh welfare spending cuts on housing associations following the…
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Reports encourage more house-building to lower the welfare bill
The case for more investment in affordable housing is growing. Two reports launched this week looked at the arguments for a massive programme of…
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Final report – welfare reform
In August 2012, NHF commissioned Ipsos MORI and the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research to undertake a programme of research to understand…
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7 day waiting period for UC to go ahead
Ministers are pressing ahead with introducing a seven day waiting period for universal credit claims, despite its own advisory committee warning the policy should…
