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Please Click Here13 February, 2013
Local Housing Allowance: Four More YearsThe above headline title sounds a bit like an American election pledge, but it’s perhaps worth reminding those private landlords engaged in providing accommodation to Local Housing Allowance (LHA) tenants tat, even assuming the Coalition Governments meets its ambitious target of abolishing Housing Benefit (HB) by 2017, it will remain…
08 February, 2013
LGO Report - Maladministration Found & Compensation Agreed Of £1800LGO report – maladministration found – compensation agreed of £1800 – LGO criticises council for its mishandling of the landlord’s complaint Download Full Report…
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08 February, 2013
LGO Report - Maladministration Agreed & Compensation PaidLGO report – maladministration agreed – compensation paid – council found to have paid HB wrongly to tenant. Download Full Report…
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08 February, 2013
Landlord’s lack of interest nearly cost £20kThe Residential Landlords Association has just published an article which I prepared. It focuses on the issue of HB Overpayments, and, the oftentimes, overzealous attempts by Council Housing Benefit sections to recover large sums of money, sometimes many thousands of £’s, directly from landlords. In the case highlighted £22K was involved. Nationally,…
08 February, 2013
Housing Benefit - Residential Landlords ArticleThe Residentail Landlords Association has just published an article which should interest your finance and rent accounting staff. It focuses on the issue of HB Overpayments, and, the oftentimes, overzealous attempts by Council Housing Benefit sections to recover large sums of money, sometimes many thousands of £’s, directly from landlords. In the…
08 February, 2013
Universal Credit - Supporting Frontline staff!Supporting Frontline staff As we draw nearer to the introduction of Universal Credit you will find there will be a glut of new guidance issued by the DWP to explain how the roll-out of UC will affect the way your frontline staff interact with tenants; deal with the demands of making digital claims,…
04 February, 2013
Universal Credit Pathfinders postponed!I was explaining to you on Thursday just how farsical the “Pathfinder” exercise was becoming and used the analogy of the Willy Wonka “Golden Ticket”. The following day the Government announced: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21972026 “However, the department now says this pilot programme will start only in one area in April – Ashton-under-Lyne.…
04 February, 2013
Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP's)The DWP today released its latest version of the Discretionary Housing Payments Guidance Manual which comes into effect from 1st April 2013. http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/discretionary-housing-payments-guide.pdf This latest version also includes a “Good Practice” guide with various examples of how the funds can be used. Staff assisting tenants who are considering ways to…
29 January, 2013
HB Direct Newsletter - February 2013The September newsletter has now been published and is available via the link below. HB Direct February Newsletter (pdf: 40kb)…
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29 January, 2013
S2/2013 - LAs receive additional funding to meet the costs of welfare reform changes in 2012/13Additional funding to meet the costs of implementing welfare reform changes in 2012/13 S2/2013 (pdf: 68kb)…
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