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IPPR – Final part of a new Housing Strategy
IPPR’s ongoing fundamental review of housing policy shows that English housing is unfit for purpose and this is their summaryt and their report together-at-home-new-strategy-housing_June2012_9279…
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Havering Council is favouring volunteers
Havering LBC’s proposed new council housing strategy could make use of new freedoms to put residents first and reward local volunteers, Local Government News…
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Tenure Reform
Last month CIH Policy & Practice Officer David Pipe wrote a blog suggesting that many practitioners still had a number of questions about the day-to-day…
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Financial Inclusion – good advice
More useful guides on managing money and helping tenantts in arrears and to prepare for Welfare reform…from the CIH – CAB and Orbit and…
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Getting your residents on line
Here is some advice from a host of organisations: Beth Lawton is head of ICT at Coastline Housing Underlying issues: People weren’t sure how…
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VFM publication
The NHF and Housemark have produce this useful publication “Social hearts, business heads” outlines a comprehensive new approach to value for money that goes…
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How to engage youths in community projects
This week, the guardian ran a useful hints an dtips from east Thames HA on engaging youths in their community. Community projects are a…
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Scrutiny.Net presentations September 2012
Thanks to all who attended and those who sent apologies for your continued support. Thanks also to Tracey at Calico for hosting. The next…
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Rent Setting Guidance
A new report from CIH and L&Q looks to better understand recent government changes to low cost/sub market rent policy Rent setting report120912 Meanwhile,…
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Tackling issues of drug and alcohol misuse
Having a decent, safe and secure home is the foundation for people being able to overcome problems, make the most of their lives and…
