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Anything to be learned from a study into disengaged employees
A study by research firm Gallup shows that there are twice as many actively disengaged employees worldwide as there are engaged employees and that…
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Payment by results stifles innovation
The use of contracts based on payment by results is stifling innovation in public services, according to a report. Rather than promoting new ways…
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Busting some myths about social housing
Well done to Monmouthshire Council They have set up a chat room and twitter account to counter the many recent bad publicity of living…
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126 councils bar 113,000 from waiting lists
126 English local authorities use new powers to reduce waiting lists, Inside Housing research reveals According to LG news: More than 100,000 people have…
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Poor management of asylum contracts
The government’s decision to hand the running of housing for asylum seekers to three private firms resulted in badly managed and poor quality accommodation,…
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Figures for under and over occupation released
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the first ever census figures for overcrowding and underoccupation. According to Housemark: Of the 23.4 million households in…
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Bidding for new homes opens again
In an attempt to unlock locally-led housing developments the Government has announced £50m of capital finance to invest in local infrastructure. According to Housemark: The investment…
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A comprehensive strategy to end poverty?
This report sets out a comprehensive strategy for ending the ‘poverty premium’ faced by many consumers who have no alternative to borrowing from payday…
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We need to transform our understanding of what ‘social care’ is in order to help people live decent lives, to put in place the…
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1.75 million low income families become poorer due to welfare cuts
The bedroom tax and other welfare cuts have caused 1.75 million of Britain’s lowest income families to become poorer, according to a report. According…
