Autumn Statement Archives

UK100 | The future is local

|Date: 22 February, 2024

UK100 | The future is local

Warm homes and local energy: Christopher Hammond, Chief Executive of UK100 discusses the key to securing ...

Warm homes and local energy: Christopher Hammond, Chief Executive of UK100 discusses the key to securing our future locally. Last year was the planet’s hottest year on record, by far(1). The need for ...

22 February, 2024
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National Home Decarbonisation Group welcomes latest government energy efficiency funds

|Date: 19 December, 2023

National Home Decarbonisation Group welcomes latest government energy efficiency funds

Derek Horrocks, Chair of the National Home Decarbonisation Group, says latest government energy efficienc ...

Derek Horrocks, Chair of the National Home Decarbonisation Group, says latest government energy efficiency funds announcement is another incredibly positive step towards decarbonising housing stock up ...

19 December, 2023
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AXA report calls for sustainable and resilient homes following government’s new housing commitment

|Date: 6 December, 2023

AXA report calls for sustainable and resilient homes following government’s new housing commitment

Following news in the Autumn Statement of the Government’s plans to consult on new permitted development ...

Following news in the Autumn Statement of the Government’s plans to consult on new permitted development rights to tackle the housing crisis, AXA UK has published its ‘Developing Better Homes Report’ ...

6 December, 2023
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Autumn Statement offers some positives, but a commitment to long-term funding for social housing lacking

|Date: 23 November, 2023

Autumn Statement offers some positives, but a commitment to long-term funding for social housing lacking

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement includes a raft of new measures, such as a commitment to unfree ...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement includes a raft of new measures, such as a commitment to unfreezing Local Housing Allowance, an investment of £110m over this year and next to deliver high qu ...

23 November, 2023
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London Boroughs make plea for Autumn Statement support as £600m shortfall looms

|Date: 21 November, 2023

London Boroughs make plea for Autumn Statement support as £600m shortfall looms

London Councils’ latest finance pressures survey has revealed a fast-deteriorating situation for town hal ...

London Councils’ latest finance pressures survey has revealed a fast-deteriorating situation for town hall budgets across the capital. According to its new analysis, London boroughs are set to overspe ...

21 November, 2023
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National home decarbonisation group members push for immediate social housing decarbonisation fund progress

|Date: 20 November, 2023

National home decarbonisation group members push for immediate social housing decarbonisation fund progress

Decarbonisation of homes up and down the country will benefit the health and wellbeing of those living in ...

Decarbonisation of homes up and down the country will benefit the health and wellbeing of those living in them — as well as supporting their economic situation too. That’s why the National Home Decarb ...

20 November, 2023
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Amid ‘homelessness emergency’, London makes cross-party call to Chancellor on Local Housing Allowance

|Date: 15 November, 2023

Amid ‘homelessness emergency’, London makes cross-party call to Chancellor on Local Housing Allowance

With a week to go until the Autumn Statement, a cross-party body representing London local government has ...

With a week to go until the Autumn Statement, a cross-party body representing London local government has written to the Chancellor highlighting homelessness in the capital as an “emergency situation” ...

15 November, 2023
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“Homelessness is not a lifestyle choice, but failure to respond to the housing crisis is a Government choice”, warns Mayor Andy Burnham as he marks success of Housing First scheme

|Date: 10 November, 2023

“Homelessness is not a lifestyle choice, but failure to respond to the housing crisis is a Government choice”, warns Mayor Andy Burnham as he marks success of Housing First scheme

Mayor Andy Burnham has made an urgent call on Government to work with Greater Manchester to prevent an in ...

Mayor Andy Burnham has made an urgent call on Government to work with Greater Manchester to prevent an increase in homelessness and rough sleeping, as national policy decisions put growing pressure on ...

10 November, 2023
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National Home Decarbonisation Group calls on government to release SHDF Wave 3 in Autumn Statement

|Date: 2 October, 2023

National Home Decarbonisation Group calls on government to release SHDF Wave 3 in Autumn Statement

The Government’s recent steps back on green policies are a cause for concern in successfully decarbonisin ...

The Government’s recent steps back on green policies are a cause for concern in successfully decarbonising the UK’s homes. Speaking on behalf of its members, the Chair of the National Home Decarbonisa ...

2 October, 2023
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Industry Comment | Wanted — new funding for council housing

|Date: 7 December, 2022

Industry Comment | Wanted — new funding for council housing

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the ne ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the need for a new and sustainable financial settlement for council housing. Among the announcements ...

7 December, 2022
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