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80% of top 60 HAs pay Board Members
More than 80% of the top 60 housing associations pay board members, with the average chair paid just under £18,000. Inside Housing reported: The…
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Disabled couple win HB emergency payment case
This is an important case win. Councils may have to review their emergency housing payment policies after a High Court ruled that routinely considering…
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Helena and Golden Gates merge
A merger between two Mersey based landlords has been completed, creating a new 22,000 home group. According to Inside Housing: Golden Gates Housing Trust…
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Circle downgraded to G3 for repair failures
‘Chronic failures’ resulting in ‘exceptionally poor provision of repairs’ has seen one of the UK’s largest social landlords ranked non-compliant by the sector watchdog.…
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Asra Housing Group downgraded
Asra Housing Group has had its governance and viability rating downgraded by the housing regulator after it was exposed to covenant breaches. According to…
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Notes from Scrutiny.net February 2015
Here are the notes of the meeting: Agenda S.net 11th Feb 15 Notes Scrutiny Net 11 Feb Oldham Full Presentation – New G&FV Standard…
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Benefit Sanctions – call for independent review
The coalition’s benefit sanctions regime, under which more than 1 million jobseekers had their unemployment benefits stopped last year, has spawned hundreds of documentary…
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Think Ahead on mental health says IPPR
This report examines the challenges facing mental health social work, and offers a blueprint for a fast-track programme that could better recruit and train…
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Low inflation could be a problem for HA business plans
Tumbling inflation could force housing associations to reconsider business plans and eventually scale back on development, it has been warned. According to the CIH:…
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Changing landscape for local government
Just a few weeks ago, LocalGov revealed that government spending on care for people aged 65 and over had fallen by a fifth in…
