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Saturday 15 December 2012
HACT launches new Community Insight tool for housing staff
.The government’s open data white paper quietly fired the starting gun on a wave of innovation in the way citizens engage, understand and interact…
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Thursday 13 December 2012
Changes in Universal Credit regulations
The Department for Work and Pensions has re-drafted universal credit regulations in response to sector concerns about service charges reports Inside Housing Rules relating…
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Thursday 13 December 2012
Census results – first cut reveals a massive increase in prvate renters
Census reveals surge in private renting Statistics from the 2011 census, published this week by the Office for National Statistics, revealed an 88% rise…
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Thursday 13 December 2012
Rent costs more than buying
Renting costs more than buying Data published by Zoopla.co.uk reveals that across 50 of the country’s largest towns and cities, average monthly mortgage repayments…
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Tuesday 11 December 2012
Respublica call for HAs social value to be measured
Acting on Localism Housing associations should be legally required to report on the social value they generate and be the subject of a ‘right…
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Tuesday 11 December 2012
Community assets and grants available locally
Local organisations have until 8 February to submit applications for capital grants worth between £100,000 and £500,000 to take over community assets such as…
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Tuesday 11 December 2012
Home Improvement Agency to advise on fuel poverty
The Foundations Warm Homes Service will see Home Improvement Agencies delivering one-to-one advice to households and small-scale home improvements. The scheme is backed by…
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Tuesday 11 December 2012
Public houses to promote community servcies
Pubs will be provided with a further £150,000 to promote community services, community pubs minister Brandon Lewis has announced. Provided to the Pub is…
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Tuesday 11 December 2012
HAs buy private rental firms
Two northern housing associations will take on the management of 1,300 private homes after buying independent private lettings businesses this week. South Yorkshire Housing…
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Tuesday 11 December 2012
HB cut for under 25s still being considered
The work and pensions secretary has said discussions about cutting housing benefit for under 25s are ‘still going on’ despite the omission of plans…
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