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Saturday 28 June 2014
New initiatives annouced by Government at the CIH conference
Here are the highlights from Inside Housing: Pickles to announce funding initiatives today Hopkins announces affordable housing funding plans …
Tagged: Government Initiatives
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Saturday 28 June 2014
Child safety at risk
Thousands of people who have committed sexual offences against children are no longer being barred from working with young people, figures suggest. According to…
Tagged: Care and Support Health and Safety Work
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Saturday 28 June 2014
Government is glossing over cutbacks in Councils
The Government has been accused of inventing new measures for council spending to back up ministers’ arguments and gloss over cutbacks. According to LG…
Tagged: LA Specific Issues
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Saturday 28 June 2014
New care legislation may cause cuts in care for vulnerable households
New legislation may cause councils to cut funding for vulnerable people According to Inside Housing: Thousands of vulnerable people are at risk of losing…
Tagged: Care and Support
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Saturday 28 June 2014
DWP loses upper tribunal appeal over release of universal credit documents
The Department for Work and Pensions has lost an upper tribunal appeal over documents concerning the progress of universal credit implementation. According to Inside…
Tagged: Welfare Reform
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Saturday 28 June 2014
Important eviction cases reach the supreme court
Two potentially significant housing cases are being heard in the highest court in England this week. According to Inside Housing: The cases, which concern…
Tagged: Estate Management Homelessness Tenancies
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Saturday 28 June 2014
Implementation of Cosmo report might improve credit ratings of HAs
The implementation of recommendations in a report on the Cosmopolitan crisis could improve housing association’s credit ratings, Moody’s has said. Inside Housing has reported:…
Tagged: Finance Finance Viability Goverance Regulation
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Saturday 28 June 2014
Publications promise by goverment of the bedroom tax report
A delayed interim review of the bedroom tax will be published by the summer recess, Lord David Freud said this week. Inside Housing has…
Tagged: Bedroom Tax Welfare Reform
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Monday 23 June 2014
Bank of England to set out new measures for housing market this week
The Bank of England is expected to set out new measures to control the housing market this week, including requirements to limit risky mortgage…
Tagged: House Building Housing Strategy
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Monday 23 June 2014
8 of 10 London HA households have a bank account
Eight in 10 London housing association tenants surveyed have a bank account, a report has found. According to Inside Housing: The Real London Lives research, carried…
Tagged: Anti-Poverty