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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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HAs to be exempt from public sector pay limits
The government will move to exempt housing associations from a proposed £95,000 cap on public sector employee exit payments. Accordng to inside Housing: “Social…
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New apprenticeship levy to impact on finances of HAs
The government’s new Apprenticeship Levy will cost the UK’s 30 largest housing associations a total of £7.4m a year. Inside Housing say: The new levy,…
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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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Living wages in care homes and how to fund this
These are the findings in yet another excellent piece of research from JRF. This research investigated earnings below the Living Wage for staff in…
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Responding to the increase in maternal breadwinners
The latest IPPR report – As the number of maternal breadwinners continues to rise across Europe, this report compares the demographics of this phenomenon…
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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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Worklessness amongst social housing tenants – research by the NHF
This article was in the Guardian on line this week and follows research by the NHF on the number of people who are in…
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The northern powerhouse – a business perspective
IPPR have been looking at the northern powerhouse from the perspective of business. rhetoric-to-reality-sep2015 They say: “We take a hard-nosed look at the facts…
