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More living wage and less minimum wage please
Providing the Living Wage to one million more workers by 2020 should be a Government priority, a commission of businesses and anti-poverty groups claim.…
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What happened at the CIH conference?
Inside Housing provides a guide to some of the key events at this year’s Chartered Institute of Housing conference and exhibition in Manchester. Tuesday…
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Fixed term tenancies may help housing scarcity
Fixed term tenancies may be a solution to the scarcity of social housing and a fall in relets, according to experts speaking at the…
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HAs need to get serious over Care Act obligations
Housing associations need to ‘get serious’ about protecting vulnerable people and stop ‘passing the buck’ following new care legislation, experts have warned According to…
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Social Enterprise help
Social Enterprise UK carry out and commission research to help build the case for social enterprises and to help support our work shaping government…
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The benefits of knowing your social value
Local authorities and housing associations that create social value in communities have seen a selection of benefits including cost savings and better community relations,…
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100,000 people with HIV do not know this – new guidance
It is estimated that one in five of the estimated 98,400 people with HIV in the UK do not know they are carrying the…
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£1m of Big Society capital
A fund designed to help communities take ownership of local assets and services has received a £1m boost. According to LG News: The investment…
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Should HAs have to meet the Freedom of Information requirements?
The information commissioner has said it is ‘bizarre’ that large housing associations do not have to comply with the Freedom of Information Act. According…
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anti poverty – has the sector lost its soul?
Affordable rent is linked with higher levels of child poverty, Alison Garnham, chief executive of the Child Poverty Action Group told the Chartered Institute…
