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Disabled children bedroom tax rules delayed
Regulations protecting certain families with disabled children from the bedroom tax will not be passed until the autumn, despite a judge saying they were…
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Board member pay
Sector guidelines on board pay no longer reflect the needs of social landlords, a housing association criticised for hiking salaries has claimed. Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing…
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20 councils chosen for early intervention schemes
Twenty council areas have been chosen to provide the evidence base for early intervention schemes, as part of efforts to establish a national solution…
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Households hardest hit by the bedroom tax
Households with children have been hardest hit by a benefits cap introduced by the Government earlier this year, figures suggest. In the two months…
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VFM stakeholder engagement – this might help a bit
On the one hand, organisations are being encouraged to develop shared services, increase transparency and involve more external partners in their work and decision-making…
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New money available from Big Society fund – short closing dates – by 21st Aug!
Office of the Civil Society, Local Intelligence Team (LIT) – Democratic Engagement Information Please see below information about two new opportunities. Expressions of…
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Big Society grants and activity update August 2013
Office for Civil Society, Local Intelligence Team (LIT) North West Update August 2013 More information below on: European Structural and Investment Fund Strategies (LEP…
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Former Housing Minister attacks approach to housing crisis
Former Labour government minister Nick Raynsford has criticised the government’s response to the housing crisis as ineffective, in a paper for the Town and…
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Government late response to report on the Tottenham riots
Tottenham MP David Lammy has accused the Government of ‘insulting’ the victims of the 2011 August riots by burying its formal response and failing…
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Seaside towns – are they caught up in a cycle of social decline
Coastal towns have become dumping grounds for poor people, and are now caught up in a cycle of social decline as a result a…
