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Scrutiny Net notes 14th October 2015
Thanks to Magenta for hosting the meeting. 1 Plans for the Rent reduction. We had a Chatham House Rules chat about how different landlords…
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Are you involved in health and wellbeing?
CfPS is running the first Healthy Accountability Forum of 2015/16 on 2nd November – we still have places available for representatives from the North…
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What you need to know about Universal Credit
This short guide is intended for staff w working with tenants in receipt of universal credit. It is another useful publication from CIH who have…
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Big society update Oct 15
Office for Civil Society North West Update – October 2015 Go to their website for an update on your own area which will be similar but may carry some local…
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Over 26 and still at home
As the housing crisis bites, a fifth of young adults are staying in the family home until they are at least 26, and the…
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Government defeat on tax credits
The government has lost a vote in the House of Lords after peers voted to delay cuts to tax credits. This is great news…
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What you need to know about the housing bill
Many useful summaies are starting to emerge. Here are 2 of them: From service matters: Housing and Planning Bill 2015-16 Summary and. From CIH:…
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Latest diversity briefing
Do you need support to help tenants into work Try out the support given by HDN to LMH, it worked so well, we are…
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Pay to stay coudl generate £1b a year in extra housebuilding
The government’s Pay to Stay policy could generate more than £1bn in extra rental income a year by 2020/21, according to an impact assessment…
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RTB committee – NHF CEO gives evidence
Right to Buy Select Committee National Housing Federation Chief Executive David Orr was among sector representatives who recently gave evidence at a government Select…
