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De-regulation to occur in April 2017
The deregulation package aimed at removing housing associations from the national balance sheet will come into effect from 6th April 2017. Measures in the Housing…
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London regeneration strategy for consultation
City Hall has today begun consulting on new guidelines for estates regeneration projects, which will inform planning policy and determine eligibility for grant funding.…
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JRF report finds more than 7 million working families living in poverty
More than 7 million people in the UK are living in poverty despite being part of a working family, according to a study which…
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LAs up their interest in setting up housing companies
More than a third of councils have set up or are considering setting up housing companies, according to Inside Housing research. The research quantifies the extent…
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Homeless prevention duties for LAs
The government will intervene with councils which are not meeting their homelessness prevention duties if a new law is passed, the minister responsible for…
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G&T communities and how you can support them
A lack of Gypsy and Traveller sites contributes to issues of disconnect from the broader community, and poorer education outcomes for children from Gypsy and…
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Big society update Nov 16
Office for Civil Society (OCS) Local – November / December 2016 FOR INFO Update Office for Civil Society (OCS) Updates: #LocalCharitiesDay – 16 December…
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Health and Housing Guide
This new Health & Housing quick guide by Housing LIN provides practical resources and information on how housing and health can work together to…
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Latest of equalities
Here is the latest briefing from HDN: HDN-eBriefing-November-2016 I am currently training Board members on the HDN Board development programme. We have 20 mentors…
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Standards for accessible information – NHS
NHS England has produced a briefing about the Standard for Accessible Information that all providers of the NHS care must follow from 1st August…