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Think Tank calls for healthy people to be rewarded
Local authorities should be allowed to reinvest back into the community a share of the financial rewards they secure improving the health of residents,…
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Learning from Universal Credit Pilots – Melton Council
Check out “The experience of Universal Credit local authority pilot” on Direct Payment Demonstration Projects Learning Network run by the Chartered Institute of Housing…
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12 months of Cashback at Bromford
Here are the lessons learnt from cashback at Bromford. Its not too late to book the toolkit, just e mail hello@tenantadvisor.net and the advise…
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March 2013 news on “Big Society” grants and initiatives
Office of the Civil Society, Local Intelligence Team NW Update March 2013 More information below on – VCSE Masterclasses, new web locations for…
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Cloud computing and resident engagement
More than half of major councils have adopted cloud computing over the last five years, with more than a third using cloud software to…
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“What works” centres
Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, and Minister for Government Policy, Oliver Letwin have launched a network of ‘What works’ centres to gather…
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Call for joint up approach to policies on welfare, poverty and employment
Policy think-tank ResPublica has published a report calling for a more joined-up approach to government policy on welfare, poverty and employment.Supported by Trafford Housing…
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CIH, NHF and CHC join forces to advise government on direct payments
CIH has joined forces with the National Housing Federation and Community Housing Cymru to advise the government, as director of policy and practice Gavin…
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50 payday lenders given 12 weeks to improve their practices
The government’s consumer watchdog is giving 50 payday lenders 12 weeks to change their business practices or risk losing their licences. This follows research…
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First council to embrace fixed term tenure?
A London council has begun to issue fixed-term social housing tenancies, claiming it is the first local authority to do so. Speaking to inside…
