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Monitoring Poverty and Social exclusion in 2013
This annual report by the New Policy Institute and JRD gives a comprehensive picture of poverty in the UK, featuring analysis of low income,…
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Bring your own PC to work – trend to contimue
The trend of council workers bringing their own IT devices to work will continue despite the downsides, a new report has concluded to LG…
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Bedroom Tax – different support in different areas of the country
People hit by the bedroom tax in different parts of England have wildly varying chances of receiving Government help, a new survey has found, according to…
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Diversity Update
Here is the latest news and good practice from Housing Diversity Network Have you applied for your DNA accreditation yet? ebriefing-december-2013 …
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Reviewing progress on the Governments Housing Strategy
It’s two years since the UK government published its “ambitious” housing strategy Laying the Foundations, and we are now 18 months ahead of the General…
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CLG performance
The well publicised interrogation of Eric Pickles by the Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee on Monday – the public had been invited…
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Eastlands wins literacy awards
Eastlands Homes has scooped two accolades at the 2013 Manchester Be Proud Awards. Recognised for their Literacy Beacon project, Eastlands Homes walked away with the ‘Business…
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IPPR interim report – Condition of Britain today
The central question that the Condition of Britain programme aims to address is: How can we come together to build a better society in…
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Town Hall Transparency Code introduced as law
All councils with annual gross incomes of more than £6.5m must sign up to a legally binding transparency code, communities secretary Eric Pickles has…
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Government must do more to support councils with welfare changes, says NAO report
The Department of Communities and Local Government must do more to satisfy itself that councils can manage the cumulative impact of funding and welfare…
