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The rent trap
A new Shelter report highlights the increasing number of people trapped in rented housing, unable to save for a deposit to buy a property…
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Vulnerable people defnition under Welfare reform
The government was crtisised in 24 housing on its continued failure to define Vulnerability this week: The Government today reiterated its commitment to supporting…
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CIH Housing Rights update
CIH’s Housing Rights website, providing information on housing rights according to immigration status, has been updated following the Zambrano case, case which gives new…
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Welfare Reform is the biggest worry for senior housing staff
Welfare reform is the biggest worry for housing leaders in 2013, a Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) survey has revealed. CIH questioned 300 senior…
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Impact of Welfare reform
Ipsos MORI has produced summaries of the results of the online survey of housing associations for each region in England for the NHF. Each…
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Direct payments learning reports and demonstration project update
Third learning report published The DWP have now published the third learning report setting out key lessons being learnt from interviews and discussions with…
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Who lives in the private rented sector?
The most striking change in the British housing market over the last decade is the growth of private renting. Last week, Mark Prisk, the…
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NAO recommends early action for better efficiencies
Early action intervention programmes could deliver better outcomes and efficiencies if the Government overcame short-term thinking and took bold long-term decisions, spending watchdogs have…
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Parliamentary briefing – weekly news round up
Political debate on housing last week centered on the impact of the bedroom tax. The Guardian heard from families struggling on low incomes or…
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Can credit cards replace benefits for people with no bank account?
Think Tank Demos has published a new report, The Power of Prepaid, that suggests prepaid cards could be used to deliver Universal Credit to…
