Briefings
Housing demand and supply: are we building enough homes?
Network briefing by Roger Jarman
Supporting customers of temporary and supported accommodation through welfare reform
Network briefing by Lesley Healey
The impact of welfare reform on tenants and providers of supported and temporary housing
Complimentary NeighbourhoodNet briefing by Lesley Healey
The private rented sector: how effectively is it regulated?
Network briefing by Roger Jarman
Youth justice: the systems in Scotland, England and Wales
Network briefing by Tim Horsley
Left hand, right hand: housing regulation cultures in England and Scotland
Network briefing by Janis Bright
A housing practitioner’s guide to the draft Anti-social Behaviour Bill
Network briefing by Tim Horsley
The Housing Benefit size criteria restrictions for working age claimants in the social rented sector
Network briefing by Sue Beasor
Cashback: an update on the DIY repairs scheme for tenants
Network briefing by Mark Smulian
Regeneration and housing: ways forward in difficult times
Network briefing by Charlie Hughes
All change! An evaluation of the new frameworks for regulating social housing in England and Scotland
Network briefing by Roger Jarman
HBnews - February 2012
The quarterly Housing Quality Network Housing Benefit newsletter, bringing you news, views and comment on current HB and other benefits issues
Laying the Foundations: A Housing Strategy for England
Network briefing by Janis Bright
HBnews - November 2011
The quarterly Housing Quality Network Housing Benefit newsletter, bringing you news, views and comment on current HB and other benefits issues
21st Century Welfare
Network briefing by Charlie Hughes in association with the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion
News
Tackling fuel poverty
Basic energy efficiency measures have prevented up to 35,000 Scottish households from falling into fuel poverty over the past year
MONITORING POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION 2012
Is tackling in-work poverty the key for anti-poverty initiatives? Report by Joseph Rowntree
New research: Work Programme is not working for homeless people
Many homeless people are being failed by the government's flagship Work Programme says a new report from Crisis, Homeless Link and St Mungo's, with the charities calling for urgent reform
Local authority housing income and expenditure
The statistics provide information about housing debt, supervision and management costs, repairs and maintenance costs, direct spending on capital works and rental income
NEW WAY TO MEASURE FUEL POVERTY PROPOSED
A new way to measure fuel poverty in England is being proposed today by the Government following the independent review on this issue by Professor John Hills of the London School of Economics (LSE) published in March this year
Repossessions show no sign of slowing
Figures released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders reveal the rate of repossessions in the UK remains high, four years after the recession began
MONITORING POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION IN NORTHERN IRELAND 2012
A report by Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Housing providers’ approaches to tackling worklessness
A report by the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion for HACT
Grow your own: skills and infrastructure for local economic growth
NLGN’s report – Grow Your Own: Skills and Infrastructure for Local Economic Growth, kindly supported by BT and Kent Country Council – argues local government must seize a new role as social venture capitalists to unblock stalled developments and seed fund new jobs. NLGN urges councils to collaborate in setting up ‘Revolving Investment Funds
16 April 2012 – 'Abroad fraud' warning for benefit thieves
With summer approaching, Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, is sending a warning to people who commit benefit fraud abroad
12th April 2012 - Benefits Awareness Month
This month, Care & Repair Cymru are supporting the National Benefits Awareness Month to encourage older people in Wales to check their entitlement to welfare benefits, in case they are missing out on any additional support
New scheme to protect tenants' millions
A compulsory scheme to safeguard millions of pounds in deposits paid by tenants renting properties in Scotland has been approved
CUTS RISK TRAPPING MORE PEOPLE IN HOMELESSNESS
Survey by Homeless Link of 500 homeless services shows rising demand, as cuts hit number of homeless people moving on to homes and jobs
London rents unaffordable
Renting a two-bedroom home in London is unaffordable for families earning less than £52,000, Shelter has revealed today
Study reveals total impact of Decent Homes on tenants’ lives
A landmark study into the impact of Decent Homes work has shown that the effects go wider than just physically improving properties
Support to help lone parents into work
Lone parents will start getting the help they need to look for work earlier rather than stay on benefits, Work and Pensions Minister Maria Miller said
Welfare Reform Bill
A new Bill has been published to ensure that devolved policies such as the provision of free school meals and blue badge parking will continue to operate in Scotland after changes are made to the UK benefit system
Youth job priority areas
£9 million for local authorities to tackle youth unemployment Young people in six local authority areas will share £9 million to create employment and training opportunities in their areas
INDEPENDENT REVIEW ON FUEL POVERTY FINAL REPORT PUBLISHED
The latest official fuel poverty figures show 4m households in England in fuel poverty, compared to 1.2m in 2004
Grayling: Statistics show our benefit reforms are justified
More than one third of people going through incapacity benefits reassessment have been found to be fit for work, according to the first set of official statistics released today
Cool2Care is the latest Big Society award winner
Prime Minister: "this service is helping to match thousands of families with the much-valued help they need"
Welfare reforms to hit poorer working women, pushing 250,000 children deeper into poverty
new research by Save the Children
Modelling the impact of Welfare Reform
Act now! HQN's welfare reform model will help you understand what the welfare reform proposals mean for your organisation
Help onto and up housing ladder
Up to 6,000 first-time buyers and others aspiring to purchase a new build home are set to receive a boost
Grant Shapps: "apprenticeships in the home" for tenants
Grant Shapps has today offered wannabe decorators and carpenters the opportunity to become "an apprentice in the home" - and get paid to hone their skills
Homeless to benefit from criminals’ cash
Homeless Scots in London are to benefit from money confiscated from crooks and fraudsters, the Scottish Government announced today
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
