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MPs vote for a further cap on welfare
The welfare cap approved by MPs last night risks will push 345,000 more children into poverty, a charity has warned. Research by Save the…
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Child neglect – report from Ofsted
Many children are being left in harmful situations for too long due to failings by local authorities to assess neglect effectively, according to a…
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Fund for restoration of derelict buildings
The UK’s first social enterprise fund to help deprived communities restore and reuse empty buildings is to be launched by The Prince’s Regeneration Trust…
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Shared services – most popular strategy for saving money
The shift towards shared services is the most popular strategy for saving money, according to a survey of local government managers. New Ways of…
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Wigan invest 2 days of staff paid leave in the community
Council staff in Wigan will be allowed to take off two paid days a year in order to do community work, as part of…
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Changes to payment to landlord under Universal Credit
The Department for Work and Pensions is to make changes to the process by which social landlords apply for ‘alternative payment arrangements’ under universal…
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Regulator downgrades a further 2 HAs
The English social housing regulator has today downgraded the financial viability ratings of two landlords. According to Inside Housing: In its latest batch of…
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Housing Associations calculate Social Dividend
The first findings of a pilot study of a social housing index to demonstrate the economic performance of landlords’ assets have been revealed. According…
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Possible plan to divert £4.5b loss for HA in accountancy changes
Accountancy watchdog has provisionally accepts plans to avoid charges. Reported By Inside Housing: Plans to avert a £4.5 billion hit to the sector’s balance…
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Councils return £1m in Discretionary HB
Underspending councils will return emergency funding to government. Inside Housing has reported: More than £1 million set aside to help tenants affected by welfare reform…
