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Thursday 18 February 2016
Committee recommends changes to emplyment of transgender people
A Government Committee recommended amendment to the Equality Act enabling transgenders to apply for gender specific roles The Women & Equalities Select Committee has…
Tagged: Equality
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Thursday 18 February 2016
CQC Consultation
CQC is consulting on proposals for how it regulates health and care services over the next 5 years. They want to hear the views…
Tagged: Care and Support
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Thursday 18 February 2016
MOJ says 90,000 homes re-possessed in 2015
New statistics published by the Ministry of Justice reveal just over 90,000 possession claims were issued by social landlords in 2015, compared to over…
Tagged: Arrears
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Thursday 18 February 2016
Minority representation
We have still not got this right: CIH reported on an Inside Housing survey which revealed that BME people make up only 4% of…
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Thursday 18 February 2016
HAs make £3 billion surplus
England’s largest housing associations recorded a landmark £3bn combined surplus last year as the sector became more reliant on property sales to fund new…
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Friday 5 February 2016
Cities and devolution bill – latest
The Cities and Devolution Bill is currently passing through Parliament, and Royal Assent, making it an Act, is expected to be announced shortly. The…
Tagged: Devolution House Building Housing Strategy
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Friday 5 February 2016
RTB Pilots – find out more here
Housing association tenants will be able to take their first step to owning their own home under government plans to extend right to buy.…
Tagged: Right to Buy
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Friday 5 February 2016
HAs get 2 months start to bid for land
Housing associations have become eligible for a two-month head start over private sector competitors when bidding for public land. This is an “unexpected but welcome”…
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Friday 5 February 2016
Carers will be exempt from the £26,000 a year cap on benefits,
Lord David Freud, work and pensions minister, announced in the House of Lords yesterday that ministers would exempt all recipients of carer’s allowance from…
Tagged: Care and Support Welfare Reform
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Friday 5 February 2016
Landlord falls foul of gas safety regulations
Bolton at Home have been critised by the for failing to carry out gas safety checks on 160 properties. In a regulatory notice published…
Tagged: Goverance Health and Safety Regulation
