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Equalities impact of welfare reform – a study of NE HAs
The research was carried out on behalf of Housing Diversity Network (HDN) by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) and their research findings…
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Launch of Complaints charter and associated good practice guide
All good complaints systems have some key principles in common – that’s what CIH established by talking to tenants and practitioners. The result is their latest…
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Tenant Involvement in stock transfer
Research with tenants who have been involved in stock transfers highlights the deficiencies of the current arrangements. The experiences of tenants suggest that: Trust…
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Making work pay
Making work pay considers whether low income working households will be better off under universal credit than the current benefits system. To do this…
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Troubled families – signposts and remedies
Working with troubled families can be profoundly difficult. Lots of money can be wasted. Systems can work ineffectively and defensively. And the pressure of…
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Flexible tenancies explained
During this year social landlords have been able to use ‘flexible tenancies’ provided by the Localism Act 2011. These tenancies are a form of…
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How to make the case for tackling tenancy fraud
In September 2012 the CIH produced a useful briefing on how to tackle tenancy fraud, setting out the practical measures that housing providers should take to prevent,…
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Capgemini report on bed blockages
Almost 12 per cent of hospital bed days were taken up by patients who could have been treated at home, research has revealed. Annual…
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Parliamentary round up
The latest parliamentary news can be found here for December 2012 Housing+-+6+December+2012 parliamentarybulletin13dec …
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Housing and the budget statement
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his 2012 Autumn Statement to Parliament. In his Statement, the Chancellor announced a further £3.7 billion cut…
