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Autumn statement – housing elements
George Osborne’s Autumn Statement – the housing elements in brief: Local authority borrowing The government will increase the funding available for new affordable homes,…
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Plans for Single Ombudsman for public services in England
Plans to create a single public services ombudsman for England could endanger an efficient service for delivering redress to citizens, a leading transparency campaigner…
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Four Community made orders for planning get approved
Four of England’s first community-made orders that relax planning rules for certain kinds of developments in specific areas have been published by Cockermouth Town Council…
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Womens Aid warn of services at risk from survey on Domestic Violence
Domestic violence services are being pushed to ‘breaking point’ by cuts to council budgets, a charity has warned. Local decisions are damaging the work…
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Lost and Found – new report by Lemos and Crane
Researched and published by Lemos&Crane working with The Connection at St Martin’s, supported by The St John Southworth Fund on behalf of the Archdiocese of Westminster, among other funders.…
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The future of HAs and investment in communities
Here is the report from Service matters at Orbit HA, into 6 possible futures for Housing Associations Housing 2020 PDF Orbit have also been…
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Progress Housing launch a Digi Bus
If you were out and about in South Ribble or Fylde recently you may have seen Progress Housing Group’s digital double-decker bus. The internet…
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Cuts to budgets in deprived areas = higher than more affluent areas
The JRF report details that local government spending (excluding police, schools, and housing benefit) is set to fall by nearly 30% in real terms…
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Zero Hours Contracts – good or bad?
Leading HR professionals group the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) and trade union Unison have clashed over the suitability of zero hours…
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Review of safety in the Private Rented Sector
A review starting next month on the condition of homes in the private rented sector will also consider whether or not new rules are…
