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Experts call for ring fence around social care funds
Experts have called for a ringfenced budget for social care to be introduced with a single commissioner for local services. According to LG News:…
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Private tenants in Midlands to be on trial by private landlords:
Private landlords in the West Midlands will soon be expected to check whether prospective tenants are in the UK legally. According to LG News:…
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Report suggests scrapping the DWP
Simon John Duffy, Director of The Centre for Welfare Reform suggests in his blog on linked in ….. Let’s Scrap the DWP bit.ly…
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Housing Inflexibility costs 40,000 wasted days a year
Councils need to develop older people’s housing strategies that provide a wider range of options, according to a leading charity. According to LG News:…
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15 regions to share £82m isolation lottery finding
Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester are among 15 areas set to receive £82m of Lottery funding to reduce social isolation in 200,000 older people. Money…
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Unfair distribution of Welfare Pot
Local healthcare services are being underfunded due to problems surrounding the fair allocation of £79bn of government cash, a report claims. According to LG…
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Welfare reforms are a credit risk say Moody’s
Welfare reforms still pose a credit risk for housing associations, despite their resilience in coping with the changes so far, a rating agency has…
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407 complaints about consumer standards to HCA
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has pledged to promote its regulatory role more widely after dismissing 407 consumer complaints that were directed to…
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Scaling back regulation for supported housing
Vulnerable people in supported housing could see the safety and quality of their services slip after councils scaled back regulation, an Inside Housing investigation has found.…
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Welsh minister pushes for longer term tenancies
The housing minister today unveiled plans to introduce a model tenancy agreement to encourage landlords to offer longer tenancies. According to Inside Housing: Speaking…
