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Judges rule against benefits for absent disabled people when in hospital for over 52 weeks
It is lawful to discriminate against tenants with disabilities by removing their housing benefit if their home is left unoccupied for more than a…
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Digital empowerment awards sponsored by Lemos and Crane
Three weeks remaining for your entry to LankellyChase Digital Empowerment Awards Are you involved in a project that empowers and enhances the lives of…
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Newham prosecute 134 private landlords in 2013
The first council to bring in a borough-wide private rented sector licensing scheme is seeking to prosecute 134 landlords for breaches under the initiative.…
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Loophole to escape bedroom tax?
The LG chronicle has reported on an urgent circular which might exempt many people from the bedroom tax an entitle them to back pay:…
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Funding for Councils to develop new delivery models to transform public services
A new £1m fund has been launched to enable local Authorities to develop new delivery models to transform public services. The Delivering Differently programme…
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lack of long terms decisions on social care
Councils are failing to make long-term decisions on social care for adults with learning disabilities, according to a new study reported in LG News.…
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Scrutiny increased in social care
Councils have been warned against locating vulnerable children far from their homes, as residential care reforms increase scrutiny on town hall decision-making according to…
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Regulator to review accounting rules for HAs
The social housing regulator is to carry out research to measure the impact of controversial accounting rule proposals. The Homes and Communities Agency is…
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Government House of Lords defeat -Stigmatising Social Housing Tenants
A heavy defeat for the government in the House of Lords last night paved the way for an amendment which ‘stigmatises’ social tenants reported…
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IPPR North suggest plans to implement the spending review
The last two spending reviews, in 2010 and 2013, focused on deficit reduction largely through public sector spending cuts as opposed to tax rises.…
