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Governmant plans to introduce a space standard
The government has confirmed plans to introduce a national minimum space standard as part of a cull of more than 90 per cent of…
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Does your housing organisation have a plan for dementia?
Sounds like a great subject for resident scrutiny Looking after my lively grandchildren during school holidays saps my energy and is a reminder that…
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Equality briefing – August 2013
Here is the latest newsletter from HDN, they are looking for mentors Could you do this? There is lots of good stuff here about…
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Conversion of bedroom to bathroom to avoid bedroom tax
A Merseyside social landlord is set to convert bedrooms into bathrooms to protect its residents from the impact Discretionary Housing Payment reforms – otherwise…
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CLG to simplify housing standards
Communities Minister Don Foster has announced proposals to simplify housing standards. The consultation follows a Red Tape Challenge review of the building regulations framework and voluntary housing…
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Principles for better Government
In the early 1990s, IPPR ran the Commission on Social Justice, which redefined the mainstream political response to core social policy questions. Now IPPR has launched…
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LAs urged to become more commercial and work with the private sector
A difficult subject to define across local government, ‘commercialism’ undoubtedly means different things to different councils. Yet with dwindling funding driving the search for…
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Construction projects of £109 billion up for grabs
Information on proposed government construction projects worth up to £109bn have been published, reported by LG news. The Government Construction Pipeline, published by Barbour…
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Big Society update – August
Office for Civil Society, Local Intelligence Team (LIT) North West Update 19 August 2013 More information below on: NatCen evaluation of National Citizen Service…
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Fines and recovery of sublet social homes
A tenant has been fined after admitting illegally sub-letting his council house. Vivek Srivastava, 32, of Jude Street, south London, was fined £10,000 and ordered…
