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Sunday 16 June 2013
NHF and others warn of impact of cuts in Supporting People
Supported housing providers have warned councils are increasingly expecting them to use volunteers in an effort to drive down costs. Organisations say over the…
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Friday 14 June 2013
Promoting Social Value – Minister now apppointed
Chris White MP has been appointed the Government’s first official social value ambassador, tasked with promoting the Social Value Act in councils. The MP…
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Friday 14 June 2013
parliamentary briefing of the week
Here is the Parliamentary briefing from the Guardian for June 2013 parliamentarybriefingJune13 Minister for pensions Steve Webb confirmed that currently deployed armed forces service…
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Monday 10 June 2013
PIP now introduced across the country
A new system of benefits being extended across the country will better reflect today’s understanding of disability, the Government has said. Personal Independence Payment…
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Monday 10 June 2013
Goverment claims to be tackling family breakdown
The Government is failing to tackle family breakdown, as communities face increasing numbers of lone parent families, according to a report. In a study…
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Friday 7 June 2013
Orbit report on digital inclusion pulished
A major research project from Orbit Group has found that two thirds of its customers are online, but this reduced to a third amongst those aged…
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Friday 7 June 2013
Manchester holds a summit for Councils on the bedroom tax
Manchester City Council will host a summit today on the controversial ‘bedroom tax’ involving thirty city councils opposed to the welfare reform. Representatives from…
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Friday 7 June 2013
Labour announces vision on the future of welfare rform
The Labour leader, Ed Miliband has outlined his vision for the future of welfare reform yesterday, giving councils a role to play in getting…
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Friday 7 June 2013
Government to roll out benefit cap in 2 phases
The government will split the roll-out of its benefit cap into two phases, it has announced. The Department for Work and Pensions has written…
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Friday 7 June 2013
Help to buy is off to a good start
Around 4,000 people have reserved new homes through the Government’s Help to Buy scheme in the past two months, research suggests. Figures published by…
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