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Government exemption not yet made to bedroom tax
The government is yet to exempt certain people with a disability from the bedroom tax despite a Supreme Court ruling in November 2016. Inside Housing…
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Links between ombudsman and HCA questioned
Gavin Barwell has committed to reviewing the relationship between the housing regulator and the ombudsman, in the aftermath of a flurry of problems at…
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Council waiting lists rise in areas where housebuilding falls
Councils with the fastest rising housing waiting lists are areas which saw above average decreases in the amount of social housing coming available, exclusive…
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Creating a Community of Practice
This is a helpful article to suport networking from the social change agency. “When you’re building big movements for social impact, it helps to…
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January Equality briefing
Recruitment is about to start for the HDN Board Mentoring programme for 2017 as this one comes to a close. More information here at: www.housingdiversitynetwork.co.uk/mentoring/board-mentoring…
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General support for a VFM scorecard for HAs to measure efficiency
A pilot of a scorecard to measure the efficiency of social housing landlords has been launched today, with government and sector-wide backing. The scorecard…
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Domestic abuse inititaive by HAs gets government funding
A landlord-led initiative to tackle domestic abuse in the social housing sector has been awarded £30,000 of funding from the government. Inside Housing reported:…
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Plans to close Job Centres revealed by DWP
The Department for Work and Pensions say plans to merge or close more than 75 jobcentres up and down the country will allow them to…
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Merger Plans for LAs
Efficiency plans to create a new East Kent super council could led to 150 job losses, but could see savings of £6.8m in the…
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HAs increasing checks on new tenants ability to pay
The number of housing associations making more stringent checks into the ability of new tenants to pay their rent, as the new lower benefit…
