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Friday 4 October 2013
Social Housing Grant to return in London
The Greater London Authority is considering funding the building of new homes for social rent in the 2015/18 affordable homes programme. Three years after…
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Thursday 3 October 2013
Homelessness at 10 year high
New homelessness figures published by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) show that 2,090 families with children in England were living in a B&B…
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Thursday 3 October 2013
Monthly Universal Credit = worries about monthly budgeting
Half of people eligible for Universal Credit are concerned about managing their cash flow after the change to monthly payments, a survey has found.…
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Thursday 3 October 2013
More pests – less council money
Funding cuts could lead to an increase in pest infestations, a new survey is warning, reported in LG News. The annual survey by the…
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Thursday 3 October 2013
Cities join forces for economic growth
England’s Core Cities group has joined forces with London Councils to call for more devolution to encourage economic growth. The local government groups have…
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Thursday 3 October 2013
Changes to minimum wage rates
Changes have been agreed to the minimum wage Still not enough in my opinion – but they are operational now 21 and over from …
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Thursday 3 October 2013
Birmingham to settle inequality in pay between male and female workers
An agreement to settle the backdated equal pay claim has been reached between Birmingham City Council and trade unions. The council had been facing…
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Thursday 3 October 2013
Are some councils are close to going bust?
Some councils are close to going bust, the chairman of the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. Sir Merrick Cockell, at the Conservative Party…
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Thursday 3 October 2013
Gender pay for HA CEOs widens
The gender pay gap at the very top of the UK’s largest housing associations jumped over the past year. Inside Housing’s annual chief…
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Thursday 3 October 2013
One in five councils raise more money or charges than Council Tax
Research issued by the Audit Commission reveal English councils raised a total of £10.2bn through charging for services in 2011/12. Money raised this way comprised…
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