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Social landords support for health, crime agencies and worklessness
Inside Housing has shown MPs how social landlords provide health services, cut crime and help people into work, as part of its Housing Benefits…
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£6.3billion cost for councils due to social housing rent decrease
Government policies will cost councils an extra £6.3bn over the next five years, accoridng to the LGA. According to Inside Housing: “The Local Government Association…
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145,000 more homes predicted to go under RTB
The Chartered Institute of Housing has estimated 145,000 housing association tenants will exercise the Right to Buy over the next five years, wiht most…
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Big Society update August 2015
More information below on: Youth Social Action Fund (closes 28 August 2015) Community Life Survey 2014 to 2015 findings published UN International Youth…
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Court rejects Government policy on conversion for rent
It was presented as the silver bullet to banish the blight of empty buildings, boost house-building and liberate developers from “stealth taxes” that “hinder…
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£26m fund for starter homes
Ministers have announced a £26m fund for house builders to buy brownfield land to build new ‘starter homes’ sold at a 20% discount. According…
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Uping UK produtivity
New analysis of the UK’s ‘productivity puzzle’ demonstrates that poor productivity performance across most sectors of our economy, more than a compositional bias towards…
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18-21 years olds – thousands cudl be homeless with benefit reform
The government’s proposed housing benefit cuts for 18 to 21-year-olds could leave thousands of vulnerable young people homeless, according to new research published in…
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Call for improvements in public transport
England needs a new settlement for buses and other forms of sustainable public transport. This report makes the case for creating ‘total transport areas’…
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Women work up to 1 hour 40 mins a day for free
Analysis of the data from the 2015 National Management Salary Survey, published by the Chartered Management Institute and salary specialists XpertHR, highlights pay imbalances…
