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Universal Credit roll out delayed for another year
The roll-out of Universal Credit has been delayed by a further year, the new work and pensions secretary has announced. Damian Green said the…
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Regulator probes HAs due to Brexit
The English social housing regulator is probing housing associations that are particularly exposed to a housing market downturn following the Brexit vote. In the…
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Arrears rise due to bedroom tax
The proportion of social housing tenants with rent arrears spiked following the introduction of the bedroom tax, new data reveals. According to Inside Housing:…
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Can LHA be avoided by leasing suported housing?
Associations could lessen the impact of the government’s ‘Local Housing Allowance (LHA) cap’ by leasing their supported housing to a non-registered subsidiary. Sector experts,…
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Pay to stay – LAs and ALMos request delay
Councils and arm’s-length management organisations are calling on ministers to delay the introduction of Pay to Stay to avoid a ‘tight’ timetable, after the…
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Homes for Cathy – plan education pack for school pupils
A group of social landlords plans to produce an education pack for school pupils to mark the 50th anniversary of Cathy Come Home. Homes…
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6 in 10 councils have no local plan
Six in 10 English councils still do not have an up-to-date adopted Local Plan, just eight months before a key deadline. local-plans-adoption According to…
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Audit firms agree mutual interprestation of FRS 102
Five of the sector’s major auditors have agreed to a liberal interpretation of new accountancy rules, ending an impasse which had threatened to add…
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Government RTB pledge under threat
The government is on course to break its pledge to replace council homes sold under the Right to Buy by more than 14,000 homes. To…
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Home Group pilot RTB model for tenants
Home HA plans to discount tenants’ rents, freeze property prices and top up savings in a pioneering bid to help tenants buy their social home.…
