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Fit for work and benefits
Not enough is being done by businesses or government to prevent people leaving work and moving onto sickness benefits; the result is a stubbornly…
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Charities update
The House of Lords select committee on charities has now published its report, entitled Stronger Charities for a Stronger Society (PDF, 1.7 MB). This is…
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Big Society update
Office for Civil Society (OCS) Local – March 2017 FOR INFO Update FOR INFORMATION ONLY – Please see below updates that you may…
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Better Care fund launched by Government
The Better Care Fund will provide financial support for councils and NHS organisations to jointly plan and work together to deliver local services. This provides…
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LAs must have Local Plans for November 2018 or face consequences
Failing to set up Local Plans could expose almost two-thirds of English councils to new government measures encouraging housing delivery, a new report claims.…
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LHA and the under 35’s – research into the impact
The gap between Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates and rents has widened to the point where private rented housing is “out of reach” for…
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CIH has launched a part in research – great news
The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) will be part of a new collaborative research centre for the challenges facing housing in the UK. The…
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Review of Housing and the Economy – where are we?
Here is a useful upate from our friends at service matters on the lay of the land – econmically which impact on housing: …
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Charity Commission warms about permisisons required to dispose of stock
Housing associations have been reminded they may need to seek consent from the Charity Commission before selling assets if they are registered charities. From…
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Reglators concerns over risk and deregulation from 6th April 17
Fiona MacGregor, executive director of regulation at the Homes and Communities Agencysaid to indide Housing “This basically transfers quite a lot of the risk from…
