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Wednesday 7 November 2012
Gender inequality shows up in gender salary survey
Female executives in the public sector on average earn £5,813 a year less than their male counterparts, a study reveals. Data from the Chartered…
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Wednesday 7 November 2012
Consultation to allow councils to invest pension finds in housing
The CLG has published proposals to enable local government pension scheme funds to be used for housing and infrastructure projects. The consultation document includes…
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Monday 5 November 2012
Impact of welfare reform
A new report examining the early impact of the government’s welfare reforms across London found that local authorities will be forced to send families…
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Friday 2 November 2012
DWP not releasing data on Universal Credit Pilots
The Department for Work and Pensions has insisted tenants are ready to manage their own money but is not yet releasing data from its…
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Friday 2 November 2012
Liverpool landlords launch a joint IT system for welfare reform
Social landlords in Liverpool have launched an IT system which allows them to share benefit data more quickly in order to combat the impact…
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Friday 2 November 2012
Fund to help older people and adults with disabilities to find affordable homes
Bidding has opened for a £300 million pot aimed to help older people and adults with disabilities find affordable homes. The care and support…
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Friday 26 October 2012
Gentoo monitoring hospital admissions
Sunderland-based Gentoo Group is monitoring the number of hospital admissions the South of Tyne primary care trust receives that are linked to a cold…
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Friday 26 October 2012
HCA firms up rules for asset stripping
The Homes and Communitites Agency regulation committee also wants to introduce measures to prevent high-risk activities by unregistered parent companies from threatening the viability…
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Friday 26 October 2012
Could you pension pay for new homes?
Local authority pension funds could help build 300,000 new homes every year, according to a new report from the Future Homes Commission (FHC). The…
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Friday 26 October 2012
Limit on child benefit?
Department for Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith has outlined a policy to limit the number of children in a family that qualify…
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