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Housing and safeguarding
Here are the views of the CEO at Sitra: Sitra CEO’s Blog sitraceo.wordpress.com …
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Best practice report into foster care
A best practice guide to help support foster children who choose to stay in care until they turn 21 has been launched by the…
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£100m extra fro right to transfer
Councils and tenant groups wishing to transfer their social housing stock to a housing association will be able to bid for a share of…
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2 million pay higher council tax bills
Government cutbacks to the benefits system have left more than two million people facing the prospect of higher council tax bills. Freedom of Information…
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Bedroom tax – interim report from government
Thanks to the NHF for spotting this DWP have published the interim evaluation on the bedroom tax. The exec summary gives a pretty good…
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Increase safety for cyclists says MPs
Councils have been urged to use ‘all the tools at their disposal’ to promote safe road sharing between cyclists and drivers. According to LG…
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Early Action saves money in education
A cash crisis in local government could be averted if more money was invested in early action rather than focusing on reactive spending, according…
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8 cities request more devolution
England’s eight largest cities will tonight launch a major campaign demanding more financial freedoms for the country’s key urban areas. According to LG News:…
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Private companies should compete with job centre says report
Private companies and charities should be allowed to compete with job centres to help people find work, a think tank close to David Cameron…
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Social Media
The housing sector is failing to embrace social media and communications officers are ‘boring, staid and corporate’, according to a housing chief executive. According…
