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Housing body fears UK plans to cut energy saving programme
Housing body is worried Westminster government plans to cut an energy efficiency scheme that is helping tackle fuel poverty
NEWS 27 March 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Benefit cap will cost public purse dear
A move to cap welfare benefits will actually costs the public purse more, according to a leading housing body
NEWS 20 March 2014 by Robert Armour
 
​Regulator questions social housing rent increases
The Scottish Housing Regulator is calling for a debate on annual above inflation rent increases in the social housing sector
NEWS 13 March 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Social landlords have become complacent
Social landlords partly responsible for tenants' rent arrears according to the Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland.
NEWS 11 March 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
£15m underspend on bedroom tax fund
Councils are being urged to ensure that £15m of underspent discretionary housing payment funds reach vulnerable tenants by the end of March
NEWS 6 March 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Housing bill threatens tenants’ rights
Housing body calls for amendments to housing bill.
NEWS 5 March 2014 by Robert Armour
 
Communities denied say on regeneration
MSPs criticise paltry efforts to include communities in Scotland's regeneration strategy.
NEWS 27 February 2014 by Robert Armour
 
If not the bedroom tax, then what?
Axing the under-occupancy charge doesn’t address the problems the UK government set out to solve so if not the bedroom tax then what?
FEATURE 7 February 2014 by Alex Turnbull
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