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Report – Big society damages small charities
Big Society funding will endanger small charities and sideline local priorities, a think tank report claims. In the publication Taken for granted?, IPPR North…
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Will service charges be eligable for benefits?
The Department for Work and Pensions has published an ‘exhaustive’ list of service charges eligible for benefit in a bid to end uncertainty for…
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Mid Term Review and impact on Housing
The government has published its mid-term review document, providing an update on the progress it is making in implementing the coalition’s five year policy…
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Think tank report recommends healthy living and benefit payments should be linked
Councils should use their new public health role to fight obesity and help cut the weighty £5.1bn annual NHS bill spent tackling the issue,…
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January 2013 – direct payment network webinar
Time: January 9, 2013 from 2pm to 3pm Location: Online Organized By:David Pipe at the CIH Event Description: Hear from Alan Stoddart of Dunedin…
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The many faces of Englishness: Identity, diversity and nationhood in England
The resurgence of English identity is being driven by an internal struggle between the competing cultural strands that make up contemporary Englishness. Michael Kenny…
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Delay in implementing benefit cap and news on discretionary payments
Here is the full letter to Local Authorities which explains the delay and next steps (below) on the benefit cap and the latest on discretionary…
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New year honours
Council chief executives, councillors, housing bosses and community sector leaders have been acknowledged in the New Year’s honour list. Click here for a full…
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Credit Union Consultation open until March 2013
The Government has today published a consultation on raising the maximum interest rate cap for credit union loans. This consultation seeks views on the…
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Big Society latest news December 2012 – grants and actitvities
More information below on – Making it easier for civil society to work with the state; Social sector skills and leadership review; Volunteer Centre…
