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Sunday 16 April 2017
Manchester landlords offer to run an alternative LHA pilot
Social landlords in Greater Manchester have offered to run a regional pilot of an alternative to the controversial ‘Local Housing Allowance (LHA) cap’ in…
Tagged: Welfare Reform
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Sunday 16 April 2017
Landlords warned to check insulation on tower blocks
Councils have been warned over the use of insulation panels on high-rise buildings, after tests revealed they are “likely” to have caused a devastating…
Tagged: Health and Safety
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Sunday 16 April 2017
Accord collapses 7 subsidiaries into one
Midlands housing organisation the Accord Group has merged all seven of its subsidiaries to become a single business. Following a review with the group…
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Tuesday 4 April 2017
Homelessness Reduction Bill progress
The Homelessness Reduction Bill was published following a homelessness inquiry conducted by the cross-party Communities and Local Government Select Committee. This passing of the bill…
Tagged: Homelessness
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Tuesday 4 April 2017
Under 21s may not qualify for HB from 1st April 2017
Guidance for the under-21 benefit cut has been published, with the policy set came into effect from 1st April The government released the guidelines…
Tagged: Welfare Reform
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Monday 20 March 2017
RTB Pilot – update
The NHF has alredy said that under the voluntary deal with the government, members will be required to design and publish details of local policies…
Tagged: Right to Buy
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Sunday 19 March 2017
Survey of older peoples housing needs
A new survey from Winckworth Sherwood has found a series of aspects of older people’s housing are ignored by government. The government are also…
Tagged: Care and Support Older people
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Sunday 19 March 2017
Commercialisation for HAs
Housing associations building in the commercial market is “risky” according to the ratings agency Moody’s. According to Speaking 24housing “The income generated from outright…
Tagged: Finance
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Sunday 19 March 2017
Removing HB from Young People
Removing housing benefit from young people under 21 years, could see 9,000 left unable to access accommodation and placed at risk of homelessness, says…
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Sunday 19 March 2017
LAs spend £2million a day on Homelessness
Councils are spending £2m a day on temporary accommodation because of a shortage of housing, analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed.…
Tagged: Care and Support Homelessness
