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New garden villages areas announced
The government has announced the locations for 14 new garden villages across England. With access to a £6m fund, the new projects will consist…
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Rough sleepers face violence
New research from Crisis, the national charity for homeless people, shows some staggering statistics on rough sleepers. The findings come as Crisis opens its…
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Loneliness and health
The Local Government Association, which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales, says the impact of loneliness and isolation on health and…
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Bonfield report into energy
The review into energy efficiency and renewable energy standards suggests that HAs are well placed to lead on energy efficiency work and called on HAs to…
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LG report into older persons housing
Local government leaders have called for a two-pronged approach to the funding of sheltered housing. In the report the LGA housing commission said the Local…
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Initial grant allocation for new affordable and shared ownership homes
Here is the list published on 5th jan 2017: Allocations for the first round of funding under the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme…
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Move to increase social homes is described as temporary by government
In the CSR in November 2016, chancellor Philip Hammond announced an extra £1.4bn to build 40,000 affordable homes and flexibility around the £4.7bn Shared Ownership…
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De-regulation to occur in April 2017
The deregulation package aimed at removing housing associations from the national balance sheet will come into effect from 6th April 2017. Measures in the Housing…
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London regeneration strategy for consultation
City Hall has today begun consulting on new guidelines for estates regeneration projects, which will inform planning policy and determine eligibility for grant funding.…
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JRF report finds more than 7 million working families living in poverty
More than 7 million people in the UK are living in poverty despite being part of a working family, according to a study which…
