Briefings
Regulation under the new regime for England: an HQN survey
Network briefing by Janis Bright and Alistair McIntosh
All change! An evaluation of the new frameworks for regulating social housing in England and Scotland
Network briefing by Roger Jarman
Literacy – guidelines for social housing providers
Network briefing by Joanna Jeffery and Richard Seager
A new approach to regulation? The social housing regulator’s proposals for revised regulatory standards
Network briefing by John Wheeldon
Recent developments in equality and diversity
Network briefing by Joanna Jeffery and Richard Seager
Poor data protection policies can cost housing associations dearly
How can housing providers keep sensitive data on tenants and communities safe?
Serious detriment: diversity
Network briefing by Joanna Jeffery and Richard Seager
The Equality Act - new thinking, or papering over the cracks?
The 2010 Act could mean landlords have a greater responsibility to disabled tenants
Housing Benefit and welfare reform: impact of the proposed changes on black and minority ethnic communities
Paper by the Race Equality Foundation and commissioned in association with The Housing Quality Network
Briefing - Fair and flexible: HQN guidance on carrying out Equality Impact Assessments of allocations policies and procedures
Complimentary SEN briefing by Joanna Jeffery and Richard Seager
Embedding equality and diversity - a toolkit
Network toolkit by Joanna Jeffery and Richard Seager
Why sexual orientation is important for social housing providers
Network briefing by Joanna Jeffery and Richard Seager
Incorporating equality and diversity into procurement
Network briefing by Joanna Jeffery and Richard Seager
HQN equality and diversity briefings - The implications of the Equality Act
Network briefing by Joanna Jeffery and Richard Seager
The Respect Standard: what social housing providers should be doing and what inspectors are looking for
Network toolkit by Tim Horsley
The Social Housing Equality Framework
Network briefing by Joanna Jeffrey and Richard Seager
The TSA's equality and diversity requirements
Network briefing by Joanna Jeffery and Richard Seager
News
Disabled people’s human rights must be factored into housing benefit
A human rights case, in which the Commission intervened, has established that housing benefit must take into account the extra needs of disabled children and adults.
£2 million to help older people out of hospital
A scheme to carry out minor but vital adaptations to older people’s homes to prevent hospital admission or enable them to be discharged from hospital quicker has been awarded over £2m for the next financial year in Wales
Progress report by the ministerial working group on tackling inequalities experienced by Gypsies and Travellers
The Troubled Families programme: Financial framework for the payment-by-results scheme for local authorities
Cash to wounded warriors - Government commitment to support our troops beyond the battlefield
Cash payments for councils who have adapted the homes of wounded soldiers injured in the line of duty were announced
Older People’s Commissioner calls for better protection for care home residents
Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Ruth Marks, has called on the Welsh Government to review and update guidance to offer greater protection for residents of care homes at risk of closure
Police pilot 'right to ask' about domestic violence
Women will have the right to ask police about a partner's domestic violence history as a new scheme is trialled in parts of England and Wales
Illegal workers and benefit abusers targeted
New powers introduced today will make it harder for foreign nationals to work illegally and abuse the benefit system
New support for young victims of sexual violence and gangs
Organisations that support young people who have been victims of sexual violence or exploitation are being invited to apply for funding amounting to £1.2m
Councils should help older people live at home for longer
An update on the FreeSpace project, New Deal for Older People, further DFG allocations and HIAs and FirstStop
Circular: building regulations 2010 – Equality Act clarification
Circular: building regulations 2010 – Equality Act clarification
Age, home and community: a strategy for housing for Scotland's older people 2012 – 2021
Sets out vision, direction, information and advice, making better use of existing housing and preventative support services and new build housing for older people
Circular letter: Building Regulations 2010 - Equality Act clarification
Compliance with the requirements of Part M does not signify compliance with the much broader obligations and duties set out in the Equality Act. This is a source of frequent misunderstanding
Shapps pledge to abolish 'digital apartheid'
People in online households can save more than £200 a year shopping and are 25% more likely to find work
Joint HCA and TSA consultation: future equality objectives
Responses sought by 24 February 2012
£8.5 million improves home life for Welsh disabled
How Welsh Government investment is protecting and empowering vulnerable people
White working-class views of neighbourhood, cohesion and change
Joseph Rowntree Foundation report recommends changing community cohesion to a grassroots initiative, embracing difference and diversity
Scottish Government: detailed analysis of religious hate crime
There were charges with a religious aggravation in 27 out of Scotland's 32 Local Authority areas
Equality and human rights guidance for Care Quality Commission inspectors
How equality and human rights applies to inspectors and health and social care providers more widely
Wales Gypsy and Traveller Caravan count, July 2011
In the 21 local authorities that responded there were 78 sites across Wales. The number of caravans ranged from 1 to 95 on each site
English language training for job seekers on benefits
Jobseekers whose lack of English is preventing them from getting a job, will be required to attend English language training or face losing their benefits
Voluntary gender equality reporting
The government has been working with a range of partners to develop a new voluntary framework for gender equality reporting, called Think, Act, Report
New campaign to tackle domestic abuse launched
Details of the latest campaign from the Welsh Government to help raise awareness and challenge attitudes towards domestic abuse in Wales
Scottish Government consultation: public sector equality duty – revised draft regulations
Comments sought by 25 November 2011
Scottish social attitudes survey 2010: attitudes to discrimination and positive action
Explores attitudes in relation to age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment and sexual orientation
Annual fuel poverty statistics report (DEFRA)
A household is said to be in fuel poverty if it needs to spend more than 10% of its income on fuel to maintain a satisfactory heating regime
