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Judge finds bedroom tax is a breach of human rights for disabled person
Applying the bedroom tax to a couple who cannot share a room because of one partner’s disability is a breach of their human rights,…
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16 recommendations to tackle poverty and inequality
A report which was launched on Monday sets out 16 recommendations for tackling poverty and inequality in a east London borough. Time to Act by…
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Challenges on benefit caps reach the high court
Three children and their mothers will challenge the government’s ‘irrational and discriminatory’ benefit caps in the High Court today. The lone parent families are…
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Regulatory thoughts on ring fencing assets
Social landlords will no longer be required to ringfence their social housing assets from riskier commercial ventures elsewhere in their business as had been…
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Cuts in Housebuilding
The Local Government Association (LGA) has responded to the Department for Communities and Local Government’s plans to divert New Homes Bonus money to Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)…
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The first bedroom tax challenges – the detail of the decisions
The first tribunal rulings on bedroom tax appeals have emerged – and Inside Housing reveasl the full details. Four out of five appeals brought…
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Report calls for a Property Speculation Tax
The government should introduce a property speculation tax to stabilise the market and prevent another housing bubble, according to a new report. Published by…
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New guidance for LAs on rough sleeping
The Department for Communities and Local Government has published a new form for local authorities to provide a count or estimate of the number…
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Real Life reforms – the impact of Welfare Reform (Report 1)
Nearly two thirds of households in Real Life Reform’s study on the impact of the government’s welfare reforms have less than £10 per week to live…
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Latest equality briefing
Here is the latest equality briefing from Housing Diversity Network Equality ebriefing-september-2013 If you are interested in piloting tenant mentoring into employment – please…
