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Monday 23 June 2014
Join and support “Tenants Working Together”
Tenants Working Together and Iain Sim (CEO at Coast and Country HA) to share the video which was shown at the end of the…
Tagged: Anti-Poverty Bedroom Tax Welfare Reform
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Monday 23 June 2014
Queens birthday honours for housing sector
A selection of professionals related to the housing sector have had their efforts celebrated by the queen in her birthday honours. Reported by the…
Tagged: Awards
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Monday 23 June 2014
Self build on a major scale
A new company to deliver the UK’s largest self-build housing project has been set up by Cherwell District Council. The council will transfer management…
Tagged: Community House Building Housing Strategy Social Enterprise
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Monday 23 June 2014
Pothole finding allocations to councils
Councils will be expected to publish monthly updates on how many potholes they have repaired in return for a share of £168m from the…
Tagged: LA Specific Issues
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Monday 23 June 2014
Disabled benefits a disaster say MPs
Failing to pilot a new benefit for disabled people resulted in a ‘fiasco’ of delays and unnecessary stress for vulnerable claimants, according to MPs…
Tagged: Care and Support Welfare Reform
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Saturday 7 June 2014
Morgage repossessions – what if you are a tenant of the owner?
Manchester and Salford are the home repossession capitals for the north west – with one in 60 houses seized in the last year. Thanks to Sile Martin,…
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Saturday 7 June 2014
New TUPE Laws
New TUPE law guidance has advised employers to undertake extensive consultation and engage with trade unions during business transfers. According to the CIH: Documents…
Tagged: Work
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Saturday 7 June 2014
Social Action Energy Pilot
A group of social housing tenants in Merseyside and Greater Manchester took part in the Social Action Energy Pilot. According to Housing news: The tenants…
Tagged: Community Energy Green Agenda Social Enterprise Tenant Involvement
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Saturday 7 June 2014
Safeguarding – free on line information
Lemos&Crane’s new free website, Action Against Cruelty, provides practitioners and service users with guidance on tackling cruelty towards people with learning disabilities. Welcome to our…
Tagged: Care and Support Community Customer Care Equality Older people Tenant Involvement
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Saturday 7 June 2014
HB claimant data put at risk
Basingstoke and Deane Council has contacted 1,900 housing benefit claimants to alert them that their personal details has been mistakenly given out in response…
Tagged: Data Protection
