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Costs sharing for VAT reductions in HAs
Housing associations may get more involved in cost-sharing schemes to reduce tax bills, the National Housing Federation (NHF) has said. According to Inside Housing: “Only…
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Top tips for UC preparation
Here are some useful free guides from the CIH: Universal credit – how prepared are you? Five proactive things you can do to offset…
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Cohesion and high immigration
This report explores how to support migrants and British people to live well together. We argue for a more coherent integration strategy in areas…
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Revolutionising Childcare
In this report IPPR set out plans for how the UK can move towards a universal, high-quality and affordable system of childcare and early-years…
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e markets and social care
E-marketplaces have the potential to radically transform social care services. Through interviews, case studies and original analysis, this report explores how they can –…
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TalkTalk to provide cheap internet to tenants
An internet giant has agreed to offer cut-price broadband specifically to social housing tenants in advance of the full roll-out of universal credit. According…
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Is the HCA rewriting the V2 code?
The English social housing regulator has clarified its definition of financial viability standards and confirmed it is ‘entirely acceptable’ for associations to drop down…
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Northern landlords commission investigation into northern housing crisis
Social landlords are set to commission a ‘Lyons Review for the north’ to seek solutions to the region’s ‘unique’ housing crisis through the NHC.…
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Ways to prepare for Universal Credit
In this useful article, the Guardian suggest ways to get preparing: Universal credit will see housing benefit paid direct to tenants each month (as…
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Right to Buy
Our friends at Anthony Collins Solicitors have a word for the CLG minister, base don his speech on 26th May: “In announcing the Government’s…
