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Thursday 30 January 2014
Radical statistics conference
The 38th annual conference of the Radical Statistics which is being held in Manchester on 8th March 2014. If you are interested or know…
Tagged: Anti-Poverty Economy Equality HA Specific Issues LA Specific Issues Social Enterprise Welfare Reform
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Thursday 30 January 2014
HCA to publish governance downgrades due to poor VFM
The HCA will publish a batch of judgments featuring downgrades for value for money reasons on 12 February.…
Tagged: Goverance Value for Money
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Thursday 30 January 2014
Commisson to explore LG finance systems
An independent commission into local government finance is to be undertaken by the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance…
Tagged: Finance LA Specific Issues
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Thursday 30 January 2014
HA becomes post office partner
A social landlord in Scotland has become the first in the UK to partner with the Post Office to run its own local branch,…
Tagged: HA Specific Issues
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Thursday 30 January 2014
Over half of young people leave home due to parents
Nearly half of young people who become homeless have been made to leave home because their parents no longer want to live with them,…
Tagged: Homelessness
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Thursday 30 January 2014
13,000 home buyers use “help to buy”
Almost 13,000 homebuyers took out interest-free Help to Buy loans in the first nine months that the government’s scheme to kick-start the housing market has been…
Tagged: Government Initiatives House Building Housing Strategy
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Friday 24 January 2014
Universal Credit data from DWP
Nearly 3,000 people claimed universal credit in four pathfinder areas last year. Statistics published by the Department for Work and Pensions yesterday reveal 2,960…
Tagged: Welfare Reform
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Thursday 23 January 2014
Universal credit information on the red button
Information on Universal credit available on the red button on the TV remote control Universal Credit on the Red Button gov.uk …
Tagged: Welfare Reform
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Thursday 23 January 2014
Research project to identify the economic impact of housing need
Two housing bodies have commissioned research into the impact of capital investment in affordable housing. The National Housing Federation and g15, which represent London’s…
Tagged: Economy Housing Strategy
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Thursday 23 January 2014
Councils may be underestimating housing need
Local authorities may be underestimating housing need by up to 30 per cent due to an over reliance on government data, planners have warned…
