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Universal Credit: Information for landlords
06/12/2018
ARCH is working with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to support the Department’s campaign to reach out to both social and private rental sector landlords to provide information about Universal Credit that will help them support their tenants.
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Social housing lettings down again
06/12/2018
Latest figures from the Department of Communities & Local Government show that social housing lettings by local authorities and housing associations decreased by 6% in 2017-18.
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ARCH and the NFA meet DWP Minister
09/11/2018
ARCH and the NFA met Justin Tomlinson MP, Minister with responsibility for housing at the Department for Work and Pensions to discuss the findings of our latest welfare reform survey.
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Housing Green Paper briefing and initial reaction
16/08/2018
First announced in September 2017 by former Secretary of State Sajid Javid and initially promised by the spring of 2018 and then before the Parliamentary Recess on 24 July, the long awaited Social Housing Green Paper was finally published on 14 August.
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Housing Association RTB pilot launched
16/08/2018
The Government has launched the Midlands Voluntary Right to Buy Pilot giving housing association tenants the opportunity to buy their home at a discount with the Government promising to reimburse housing associations for the discounts they give to tenants.
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Housing Green Paper expected “shortly”
02/08/2018
Following the government’s failure to publish the Housing Green Paper before the Parliamentary Recess MHCLG officials have informed ARCH that the Green Paper will be published “shortly”.
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EHRC publish Inquiry Report into housing for disabled people
08/06/2018
ARCH and a number of contributing ARCH member councils and their tenants have been thanked by the EHRC (Equalities & Human Rights Commission) for their input into an EHRC Inquiry Report entitled “Housing and disabled people, Britain’s hidden crisis”.
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News from the ARCH Tenant Group
10/05/2018
The ARCH Tenant Group have been busy making arrangements for this year’s ARCH Tenant Conference and are now seeking nominations for this year’s Community Champion Award.
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ARCH Tenant Group discuss Housing Green Paper
28/03/2018
The ARCH Tenant Group met on 26 March and, as part of a busy agenda, the Group discussed what they would like to see in the forthcoming Housing Green Paper and their views on the Government’s proposals for strengthening consumer redress in housing.
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Benefit to Society event
15/03/2018
100 people attended the launch of ‘Benefit to Society’ at The House of Commons on 28 February. Tenants from across the country called on politicians to back the campaign and actively challenge negative stereotypes about social housing tenants.
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