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Government to change child poverty definition
The government will change the way it measures child poverty and scrap existing targets, Iain Duncan Smith has announced. Accordng to inside housing: “The…
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Tackling homelessness could save money
Tackling homelessness early could save public services up to £18,000 for every person helped, according to research published by homelessness charity Crisis. According to…
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Academics study new house building models
Academics researching a pioneering proposal for direct government commissioning of new housing are studying housing association models to see how they could be mimicked…
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HCA regulatory positons of providers
This was updated on the HCAs website on 5th June: Regulatory_judgements_2015.06.05_Current (2)…
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RTB meeting with minister
Ministers opened high-level talks with the sector this week on the Right to Buy extension, as housing associations made the receipt of full compensation…
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New in depth assessments by HCA revealed
The English social housing regulator has set out the way it will conduct in-depth assessments (IDAs) of housing associations. According to inside Housing: “The…
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Reports encourage more house-building to lower the welfare bill
The case for more investment in affordable housing is growing. Two reports launched this week looked at the arguments for a massive programme of…
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Local rents to match local living wages
Here is an interesting report picked up in the Guardian on line. “A “living rent” based on incomes rather than private sector rates would…
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The bedroom tax – where are we now?
When elected to a majority government, David Cameron and his ministers inside the Department for Communities and Local Government must have thought they’d won…
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European judgement on VAT may impact on HAs
A European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgement published last week could cost the social housing sector tens of millions of pounds in extra Value…
