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Sunday 15 April 2012
Housing Benefit reforms being considered for people under 25 years of age
The government has admitted that it is examining a proposal which would stop people under-25 from receiving housing benefit. It was revealed last week…
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Sunday 15 April 2012
Timid Planning Reform will not resolve the housing crisis
The Institute of Economic Affairs has said not enough is being done to reduce the extraordinarily high cost of housing in Britain. It said…
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Sunday 15 April 2012
The Localism Act – into force on 6th April 2012
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published a press release outlining key measures in the Localism Act which came into force…
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Sunday 15 April 2012
Improved Partnership Working – ASB Pilots
Greater knowledge of social housing powers and more partnership working could improve the effectiveness of police handling of anti-social behaviour cases, a report has…
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Wednesday 4 April 2012
New consultation on benefits launched
The Department for Work and Pensions has launched a consultation on proposals underpinning Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance, Carer’s Allowance and Attendance Allowance…
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Wednesday 4 April 2012
New Big Society Fund may help tenant organisations and social enterprises
Big Society Capital, a new financial institution to finance charities and community groups, has been launched by the government. Its £600m funding will be…
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Wednesday 4 April 2012
Government Right to Buy – up to £75,000 discount launched
The Prime Minister has formally relaunched right to buy with discounts of up to £75,000 available for social housing tenants wishing to buy their…
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Friday 30 March 2012
New Regulatory Standards for Housing Published by the TSA
As their swansong, the TSA have now published their regulatory standards The standards will be operational from 1st April 2012, when the TSA moves into the…
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Friday 30 March 2012
Report into scrutiny and tenant panels
We are proud to publish the lessons learnt from the TSA’s co-regulatory Champions. SEP have been worked on this from September 2011, with the…
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Friday 30 March 2012
Budget and implications for Housing
The Chartered Institure of Housing has published its interpretation of the budget….budget2012briefing Key announcements affecting social housing include: a cap on the additional costs…
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