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Saturday 18 August 2012
Support for Homelessness
H Grant Shapps set out a cross-Government commitment ensuring that anyone at risk of homelessness gets help at the earliest possible stage to prevent…
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Saturday 18 August 2012
U turn on social care?
Press reports today, in the Daily Mail, Independant and Guardian have suggested the Prime Minister has over-ruled health secretary Andrew Lansley and is set to implement…
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Thursday 9 August 2012
Tenants to tackle low level ASB?
A new report outlines the potential of bottom-up approaches to tackling anti-social behaviour. The Royal Society of Arts published a pamphlet arguing that low…
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Friday 3 August 2012
Housing Ombudsman Service – call for evidence
The DCLG Select Committee is going to hold an inquiry on the Housing Ombudsman Service, possibly in October. thsi follows a recent similar review…
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Friday 3 August 2012
Excellent information on Welfare Reform on youtube for Halton Tenants
Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsSgiggqDtY&feature=relmfu Well worth considering as one of many routes to advise tenants on changes in Welfare Reform ahead?…
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Tuesday 31 July 2012
Council Tax payments and Universal Credit and more Pilots
Each council will have the freedom to make some decisions on the amount of council tax benefits payable. Manchester City Council’s executive committee has…
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Thursday 26 July 2012
2nd Annual Tenant Panel Conference – now open for early discount bookings
SEP is working with the NHC on the 2nd Annual Conference, which will be in York on 18th October. The full programme is now…
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Thursday 26 July 2012
Get your Cashback Toolkit here
SEP has supported Bromford Living and the Together Group to develop a toolkit to help landlords through the Cashback maze. It includes, lessons learnt; a step…
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Thursday 26 July 2012
15 more pilots get town centre development funding
A further 15 town centres are to receive regeneration funding as Portas Pilots, housing minister Grant Shapps has announced. Those selected will be entitled…
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Thursday 26 July 2012
The benefit of taking in lodgers – it will help tenants subject to “bedroom tax”
Reporting in inside housing on 20th July Lord Freud has confirmed that taking in lodgers could be a solution for tenants hit by the…
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