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Archive for January, 2009

Nic Madge, yup the the same chap as the chap whose name is on the books on your desk , has a new(ish) website that is a jolly useful resource for housing advisers. Go visit it HERE and have an explore.
Nearly has already mentioned it but I thought it most worthy of another post.

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Paying for incompetence?

Good to see old Lambeth in the news again with a proposed 17 pct increase in rents HERE and a 162 pct rise in heating charges HERE.
When it comes to incompetent Councils Lambeth always seems to come to mind first.
I guess it could be something to do with THIS (rather old but they do have a history),  [...]

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Not terribly exciting but the Housing Benefit bulletin G24/2008 from the DWP to Local Authorities dated 22nd December 2008 contains the following bit of information which might be handy to some…
18 The Audit Commission has asked the DWP to remind LAs that a HB award must not be made until all relevant information and evidence has [...]

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First off happy new year to one and all! Despite the fact it’s freezing cold and increasingly expensive to escape to somewhere warmer abroad (apart apparently from Turkey) 2009 will undoubtedly see lots of exciting? developments in all things LSC and Housing.
2009 may well see the introduction of the first CLAN or Community Legal Advice Network (I don’t [...]

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