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Please Click Here07 February, 2015
Universal Credit - Do you know how to address the key risks to rental income?Good afternoon, My previous bulletin seems to have caused a bit of a stir. Just to be clear, I explained how the roll-out appears to be gaining momentum, UK wide, plus mentioned DWP has decided to extend its “digital trial” to other parts of London. So, by April 2016, every…
07 February, 2015
Discretionary Housing Payments - A postal code lottery!Good afternoon, The House of Commons Library has just published an interesting report on the use of DHP awards, UK wide, which you can find here. It highlights the variable approaches of LAs and how many applicants are being refused, probably unfairly. I would recommend you provide access to your…
26 January, 2015
Universal Credit - Further DWP announcement ofHi, Yet another DWP announcement, today, about further expansions in the roll out, this time relating to what the DWP calls the “Universal Credit Gateway” i.e. the eligibility criteria, which, until now, has severely restricted claims to only the simplest of cases. In the main, these only involved, single, newly…
26 January, 2015
DWP announce 2nd tranche of Universal Credit national rolloutGood Morning, Hot on the heals of its pre-Christmas announcement, DWP has just published its 2nd list of Jobcentre and Council areas, that will represent the next tranche of the national rollout, starting May, and completing in July 2015. The expansion plan, has been ongoing, since June 2014, when it moved to the…
13 January, 2015
Reducing Rent Arrears through tenant advocacyHi, In the current climate of welfare reforms, where wholesale changes are being made to tenants benefits, which invariably impede and frstrate RSL staff in their attempts to assist, it’s important to be au fait with how to minimise the adverse impact. Council HB sections are under the financial cosh…
06 January, 2015
NAO report criticises DWP for Benefit changesReport by National Audit Office criticising DWP’s handling of its welfare reform strategy and lack of forethought on size of exercise…
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06 January, 2015
DHP fundingDWP circular A13-2014 explaining how DHP funding has been organised for 2014-5…
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06 January, 2015
DWP circular A12-2014 Changes in CircumstancesHB Circular A12-2014 explaining how a change in circumstances can affect both HB & Universal Credit…
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06 January, 2015
Social Security Benefit rates for 2014-15DWP annual uprating circular for social security benefit rates in 2014-15…
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12 December, 2014
DWP issues urgent Housing Benefit circular - highlighting outcome of Bedroom Tax appealsGood afternoon, DWP has just issued an URGENT circular to all UK councils, highlighting two recent housing benefit appeal cases, concerning the “Bedroom Tax”, which were initially successful at First-tier level, but have since been overturned by a 3 Judge Tribunal at Upper-tier level. The decision, made by the tribunal,…