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EU money which could help nation recover from COVID-19 risks going back to Brussels

|Date: 15 July, 2020

EU money which could help nation recover from COVID-19 risks going back to Brussels

More than £730m in vital EU cash which could help local communities bounce back from COVID-19 risks going ...

More than £730m in vital EU cash which could help local communities bounce back from COVID-19 risks going unspent and being sent back to Brussels if the funding is not allocated by the Government befo ...

15 July, 2020
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Industry reaction | Chancellor’s Summer Economic Update

|Date: 9 July, 2020

Industry reaction | Chancellor’s Summer Economic Update

This week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his Summer Economic Update setting out the Government’s ‘Plan ...

This week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his Summer Economic Update setting out the Government’s ‘Plan for Jobs’, which is designed to spur the UK’s recovery from the Coronavirus outbreak. Here we ...

9 July, 2020
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Social landlords to show-and-tell innovation

|Date: 7 July, 2020

Social landlords to show-and-tell innovation

On Friday 10th July social landlords will have the opportunity to participate in a new style of webinar: ...

On Friday 10th July social landlords will have the opportunity to participate in a new style of webinar: the Smart Social Housing Knowledge Exchange. With an emphasis on the sharing of good practice, ...

7 July, 2020
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Jenrick acts to safeguard affordable homes during pandemic

|Date: 6 July, 2020

Jenrick acts to safeguard affordable homes during pandemic

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announces extension to the Affordable Homes Programme. The scheme to hel ...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announces extension to the Affordable Homes Programme. The scheme to help get more families across England into affordable homes has been extended by a year. Following ...

6 July, 2020
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‘Clipper’ PPE service needed now, councils urge

|Date: 24 April, 2020

‘Clipper’ PPE service needed now, councils urge

Dwindling supplies of vital life-saving personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline care workers wi ...

Dwindling supplies of vital life-saving personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline care workers will run out within days amid the delayed roll-out of the Government’s new supply website, the Lo ...

24 April, 2020
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LGA: Councils need urgent and sustainable PPE supply

|Date: 9 April, 2020

LGA: Councils need urgent and sustainable PPE supply

There is a desperate need for more personal protective equipment for frontline council and care services ...

There is a desperate need for more personal protective equipment for frontline council and care services across the country, the Local Government Association says today. The LGA has been pressing the ...

9 April, 2020
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Complete ban on evictions and additional protection for renters

|Date: 19 March, 2020

Complete ban on evictions and additional protection for renters

The Government has announced a radical package of measures to protect renters and landlords affected by c ...

The Government has announced a radical package of measures to protect renters and landlords affected by coronavirus. As a result, no renter in either social or private accommodation will be forced out ...

19 March, 2020
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£3.2m emergency support for rough sleepers during coronavirus outbreak

|Date: 18 March, 2020

£3.2m emergency support for rough sleepers during coronavirus outbreak

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick announces £3.2m emergency funding to help rough sleepers to self-iso ...

Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick announces £3.2m emergency funding to help rough sleepers to self-isolate. Rough sleepers, or those at risk of rough sleeping will be supported by the funding if th ...

18 March, 2020
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LGA responds to CPRE report on new housing

|Date: 21 January, 2020

LGA responds to CPRE report on new housing

A new report produced by the CPRE with Pace Alliance at UCL highlights the impact of great housing design ...

A new report produced by the CPRE with Pace Alliance at UCL highlights the impact of great housing design – and how much poor housing design is still being approved. The report — A Housing Design Audi ...

21 January, 2020
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Opinion | Housing under the next government

|Date: 25 November, 2019

Opinion | Housing under the next government

The General Election called for 12th December is proving to be about much more than Brexit. The party man ...

The General Election called for 12th December is proving to be about much more than Brexit. The party manifestos include a range of new pledges on public spending, taxation, immigration, the economy, ...

25 November, 2019
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