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Housing benefit and emergency accommodation bill runs to £64m councillors told

Councillors say it shows a need for more social housing. Share; Comments. By. Tina CrowsonSenior Reporter. 14:45, 3 FEB 2018; Updated 16:07, 3 FEB 2018. News. Enter your ...and more »

Puerto Rican evacuees in Massachusetts risk losing housing benefits More than 500 Puerto Rican evacuee families are at risk of losing their housing in Massachusetts hotels, if the federal government does not extend their benefits this month. Gov. Charlie Baker, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse ...

Havering housing benefit applicants face three week wait New housing benefit applicants in Havering are having to wait almost three weeks for their claims to be processed, new data has revealed. Between July and September last year, new claimants waited on average 19 days before their application was ...

Veterans housing benefit on tap TRAVERSE CITY — The fair market rent in Traverse City is anything but fair, Veterans Housing USA President Mike Griffith said. So he and his nonprofit board organized a fundraiser aimed at helping veterans find housing in the area at an affordable ... http://www.record-eagle.com/news/local_news/veterans-housing-benefit-on-tap/article_cddec79b-7dc7-5997-89af-1241ccc820b4.html

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Carter, Frey promise focus on housing, jobs, transit while defending 'sanctuary city' status

Asked by an audience member about St. Paul's so-called “sanctuary city” status, Carter said he was committed to making sure immigrants in St. Paul feel more than just protected and actually have opportunities to flourish. He promised that St. Paul ...and more »

3 Indonesian immigrants leave church sanctuary after judge blocks ... For the first time since Oct. 9, Arthur Jemmy set foot outside the Reformed Church of Highland Park. Jemmy had been seeking sanctuary in the church with Harry Pangemanan and Yohanes Tasik, three undocumented Indonesian Christian immigrants who were ...and more »

Berkeley is developing its own cryptocurrency to fund affordable housing The regressive tax bill would exacerbate the regional housing crisis that has overtaken Berkeley by putting a dent in the city's ability to develop affordable housing. The new tax bill also comes amid growing—and concerning—threats on the part of the ...and more »

Berkeley is developing its own cryptocurrency to fund affordable housing The regressive tax bill would exacerbate the regional housing crisis that has overtaken Berkeley by putting a dent in the city's ability to develop affordable housing. The new tax bill also comes amid growing—and concerning—threats on the part of the ...and more »

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Neglect and abuse claims on rise in sheltered housing

"I've been left with a feeling that my mum's last months were in a place that nobody really cared about her." Andrea Dunlop thought sheltered housing would allow her mother, Hazel Smith, to live an independent life safely. But the 65-year-old collapsed ...

"I've been left with a feeling that my mum's last months were in a place that nobody really cared about her." Andrea Dunlop thought sheltered housing would allow her mother, Hazel Smith, to live an independent life safely. But the 65-year-old collapsed ...

Sheltered housing residents evacuated after chemical incident Residents have been evacuated after a suspected chemical incident in North Lanarkshire. Emergency services were called to the sheltered housing complex on York Street, Wishaw, at around 2.35pm on Saturday. Residents from the surrounding area had to be ...

"I've been left with a feeling that my mum's last months were in a place that nobody really cared about her." Andrea Dunlop thought sheltered housing would allow her mother, Hazel Smith, to live an independent life safely. But the 65-year-old collapsed ...

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As Glasgow replaces sheltered housing wardens with the push of a button, what price human contact for the elderly?

THE suggestion that elderly residents of what was once sheltered housing should have to push a button to alert the world that they are still alive sounds dehumanising. Where traditionally wardens in sheltered housing would knock on the door and check ...and more »

Work on Ramsey £6m sheltered housing project to begin next ... Permission for the development in Ramsey in the north of the island was granted last July.and more »

More than 30000 instances of abuse in sheltered housing over last three years, finds investigation More than 30,000 instances of abuse have taken place in sheltered housing against elderly or disabled people over the last three years, a BBC File on Four investigation has revealed. And although data collected from local authorities shows that the ...and more »

Neglect and abuse claims on rise in sheltered housing "I've been left with a feeling that my mum's last months were in a place that nobody really cared about her." Andrea Dunlop thought sheltered housing would allow her mother, Hazel Smith, to live an independent life safely. But the 65-year-old collapsed ...

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Rogue landlords making millions out of housing benefits

Highly organised gangs of rogue landlords are making millions every year out of the housing benefit system by enticing desperate local authorities to place single homeless people in micro-flats in shoddily converted and dangerous former family homes ...

Dundee woman accused of £68000 benefit fraud A Dundee woman has appeared in court accused of falsely claiming benefits and tax credits totalling more than £68,000. Samantha Tribe, of Fintry Crescent, appeared on petition at a private hearing before Sheriff Tom Hughes. She faces three charges of ...

Millom woman to appear in court accused of dishonestly claiming housing benefit for three years A MILLOM woman is to appear in court after allegedly dishonestly claiming housing benefit for more than three years. Amanda Hughes, 53, of Grammerscroft, is accused of failing to notify Copeland Borough Council of a change in circumstances affecting ...

Housing benefit and emergency accommodation bill runs to £64m ... Councillors say it shows a need for more social housing.and more »

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Ex-research chimps at sanctuary go outdoors for first time - News ...

BLUE RIDGE, Ga. (AP) " With reactions ranging from excitement and curiosity to fear and trepidation, 15 former lab chimps took their first steps outdoors this week at the Project Chimps sanctuary in North Georgia.The 236-acre sanctuary is currently ...and more »

http://www.apalachtimes.com/news/20180128/ex-research-chimps-at-sanctuary-go-outdoors-for-first-time Ex-research chimps at North Georgia sanctuary go outdoors for first ... With reactions ranging from excitement and curiosity to fear and trepidation, 15 former lab chimps took their first steps outdoors this week at the Project Chimps sanctuary in North Georgia.and more »

Ex-research chimps at North Georgia sanctuary go outdoors for first time NIRC has plans to move the remaining population of chimps to the sanctuary in phases with about 20 additional chimps expected during the first half of 2018. As the newest chimpanzee sanctuary in the United States, Project Chimps features several ...and more »

Carter, Frey promise focus on housing, jobs, transit while defending ... St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, 38, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, 36, told an audience of hundreds Tuesday that their shared priorities include affordable housing, public transit and job opportunities for a millennial workforce. The two mayors, who ...and more »

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Homes for NHS workers… Possibly? Maybe? Perhaps? | Shelter blog

Today saw the release of the English Housing Survey (EHS) – the most important source we have for understanding the housing crisis. This government survey collects details on the quality and conditions of the homes households live in. This includes the cost and affordability of those homes. As the survey has been running for 50 years (in various forms), it’s an invaluable record of how the situation of English households has changed over time. Home ownership down An Englishman’s home … MORE... #Housing #Campaigns #HomeOwnership #EnglishHousingSurvey

http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/the-english-housing-survey/ Local viability policy part 1: ‘We are pushing the system as hard as we can, but it’s a rigged system.’ Those are the words of Bristol City Council’s cabinet member for housing, Paul Smith, describing his city’s battle against the viability loophole. In 2017, we showed how viability assessments are depriving local communities of the homes they need – with 2,500 affordable homes lost in just one year across just eleven councils. http://blog.shelter.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/OBR-2048_NCH_Viability_animation-FINAL.mp4   Since then, the idea that developers need to cut affordable homes from schemes to make them profitable has become even less credible. The top developers … MORE... #Planning #Viability #AffordableHousing #LocalAuthorities #Supply http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/local-viability-policy-part-1-we-are-pushing-the-system-as-hard-as-we-can-but-its-a-rigged-system/ Local viability policy part 2: What should councils be doing about the viability loophole? Part one of this blog looked at the councils getting tough on viability assessments. Faced with acute shortages of affordable housing, councils like Bristol City are pulling out all the stops to strengthen their position in Section 106 negotiations with developers. But the development of local policy to limit the damage being done by viability assessments is still in its early stages. Urban councils in areas of high housing demand in the south of England have been much more likely … MORE... #LocalAuthorities #Viability #HousingSupply #Planning #Campaigns http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/local-viability-policy-part-2-what-should-councils-be-doing-about-the-viability-loophole/ Homes for NHS workers… Possibly? Maybe? Perhaps? Last year, the Department for Health commissioned Sir Robert Naylor to produce an independent report into NHS property – including how to make best use of its land. The resulting report flew under the radar of all but the most diligent, but it contained some incredibly interesting insights into what could happen to NHS land. On 30 January, the government accepted the majority of Naylor’s recommendations. This includes utilising surplus NHS land to make a financial contribution to estate improvement. … MORE... #NaylorReview #LandValue #Affordability #KeyWorkers #Campaigns http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/homes-for-nhs-workers-possibly-maybe-perhaps/

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Cross-party support sees Fitness Bill safely through second reading | Shelter blog

London’s missing homes: why can’t we turn planning permissions into houses? Yesterday, London First released the latest round of their analysis of planning and housebuilding in London. The headline is stark – almost one in two planning permissions in London aren’t turning into actual homes. The scale of the problem A total of 54,941 new homes received planning permission in London during 2014. Planning permissions generally last three years before they expire – so we would expect these to have been built or at least started by the end of 2017. … MORE... #Campaigns #Housebuilding #Planning

http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/londons-missing-homes-why-cant-we-turn-planning-permissions-into-houses/ Inching towards better land value sharing These are exciting times for the select-but-growing band of Westminster-watchers interested in the role land value plays in our housing crisis – and in the wider economy. Just before Christmas there was the launch of a new All Party Parliamentary Group on Land Value Capture, chaired by Sir Vince Cable. Then the Communities and Local Government committee launched an inquiry into the ���effectiveness of current land value capture methods’. This sort of language may not set pulses racing, but it’s … MORE... #Campaigns http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/inching-towards-better-land-value-sharing/ Shelter’s Big Conversation on the future of social housing The Grenfell fire not only left an indelible mark on the community of North Kensington, but also sent shockwaves through the rest of the country. It’s notable that the fire quickly became viewed not just as a terrible, avoidable tragedy, but also indicative of broader concerns about inequality and poor housing. The public debate after the fire quickly centred on the allegation that residents’ concerns had been ignored. This led to the suspicion that people living in social housing were … MORE... #Campaigns #SocialRenting #GrenfellTower #Shelter'sBigConversation #FitnessForHumanHabitation http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/shelters-big-conversation-on-the-future-of-social-housing/ Cross-party support sees Fitness Bill safely through second reading On Friday 19 January, MPs debated the second reading of the Fitness for Human Habitation Bill. The bill passed unanimously after a positive and constructive debate, which saw MPs from all the major parties speak in support of it. We’ve been campaigning hard to get to this point, so were delighted to see the bill clear this important hurdle. The debate covered some well-trodden ground. MPs took turns to share stories of constituents living in shockingly poor and unsafe accommodation. … MORE... #Campaigns #FixRenting #FitnessForHumanHabitation http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/cross-party-support-sees-fitness-bill-safely-through-second-reading/

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North Texas sanctuary gets 2 white tigers housed illegally

... sanctuary about 30 miles (48.28 kilometers) northeast of Dallas after finding the tigers at an undisclosed location. Two bears also seized have been moved to a zoo in Gainesville. The sanctuary's founder and president, Vicky Keahey, says the tigers ...

The sanctuary's founder and president, Vicky Keahey, says the tigers are joining 77 other cats at the shelter, are believed to be about 6 years old and have health issues, including bad eye problems. She says the housing of tigers without proper ...and more » http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/north-texas-sanctuary-gets-white-tigers-housed-illegally/article_514b5805-01bd-5abd-9db1-136f59225940.html ... sanctuary about 30 miles (48.28 kilometers) northeast of Dallas after finding the tigers at an undisclosed location. Two bears also seized have been moved to a zoo in Gainesville. The sanctuary's founder and president, Vicky Keahey, says the tigers ...

Sanctuary for Immigrants: Hugely Symbolic, Rarely Used But beyond security, sanctuary is a big, complicated endeavor. And it's rarely used. While an esimated 800 religious congregations in the U.S. have joined the sanctuary movement, Church World Service estimates only 32 of them are publicly housing ...

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What will take longer, banning letting agent fees or Brexit? | Shelter blog

Fitness for Human Habitation: The countdown begins… Today, Parliament published the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standard Bill ahead of its Second Reading next week. The countdown has officially begun. This time next week, we will know whether the Bill has progressed to the next stage or not. For the Bill to pass, it’s crucial that 100 MPs attend the debate next Friday. If they don’t, just one MP could block the Bill. This happened to a previous version of the ‘Fitness’ Bill … MORE... #Campaigns

http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/fitness-for-human-habitation-the-countdown-begins/ Fitness for Human Habitation: Government support for new rights for renters The government announced its support for the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill, which has its crucial second reading in the House of Commons on 19 January. It is very exciting that the government is putting its weight behind the new measures. They’ll help help to ensure that all rented homes in England are safe, and give tenants the right to take legal action against landlords who fail to fulfil their duties. Cross-party support … MORE... #SocialRenting #HousingConditions #PrivateRenting #FitnessForHumanHabitation #Campaigns http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/fitness-for-human-habitation-government-support-for-new-rights-for-renters/ Alok Sharma: Our man in DWP? When Alok Sharma accepted the job of housing minister in the summer, he liked to joke that the average life cycle of a housing minister was about ten months. Last week he was shuffled out of the role without quite reaching that modest milestone, to be replaced with Dominic Raab. There’s a debate to be had about whether the constant reshuffling of housing ministers is consistent with a government commitment to address the housing crisis. Although it’s worth noting that … MORE... #Campaigns http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/alok-sharma-our-man-in-dwp/ What will take longer, banning letting agent fees or Brexit? The ban on letting agent fees is now unlikely to come into force until Spring 2019 at the earliest. This is according to the latest update from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government. Spring 2019 will be nearly 2.5 years since the Government announced its intention to ban fees. And somewhat surprisingly means it will have taken longer to design and implement the ban on letting agent fees, than for the Government to negotiate a deal to exit … MORE... #Campaigns http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/what-will-take-longer-banning-letting-agent-fees-or-brexit/

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Chicago-area clergy defend housing allowance as it faces legal challenge

But a decade ago, the Tribune reported that its senior pastor, the Rev. Bill Hybels, negotiated a $20,000 housing allowance. Butler receives a few hundred dollars a month — hardly enough to cover the mortgage on the modest single-family home in ...

Lacawac Sanctuary announces artists' residency dates for 2018 Lacawac is a nature preserve, biological field station, and environmental education center that covers 545 acres, includes a pristine glacial lake, Lake Lacawac and its watershed; two ponds, arboreal bogs, forests with hiking trails, and a Camp Lodge ...and more »

Lacawac Sanctuary announces artists' residency dates for 2018 Lacawac is a nature preserve, biological field station, and environmental education center that covers 545 acres, includes a pristine glacial lake, Lake Lacawac and its watershed; two ponds, arboreal bogs, forests with hiking trails, and a Camp Lodge ...and more »

Church offers sanctuary to Albanian family man ordered deported ... An immigration crackdown has many people nervous and deportation orders are skyrocketing. One Detroit area family is refusing to follow orders - and they're getting help from a local church.

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Dundee residents hit out after lift breaks down at sheltered housing complex

Residents in a sheltered housing complex say they have been left housebound after a lift broke down. Tenants in Blackness Court Sheltered Housing Complex have hit out after saying a lift has been out of action for more than two weeks. They claim they ...

Elderly residents housebound over Christmas as sheltered housing ... Elderly residents living in sheltered accommodation in Putney were left housebound over Christmas after a lift stopped working.and more »

Apology for Dundee sheltered housing residents left in the lurch by lift breakdown Sandra Brydon, head of service delivery at Home Scotland, said: “We'd like to apologise to residents for the issues they have faced with the lift in Blackness Court. “Our contractor had identified essential work that required the lift to be taken out ...

Work on Ramsey £6m sheltered housing project to begin next summer Building work on a £6m sheltered housing project in the north of the Isle of Man will begin next summer, said Ramsey Commissioners. The facility, on Queen's Pier Road, will include 27 one-bedroom flats, and 10 other units with two bedrooms. A planning ...and more »

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A fork in the road: the Letwin review | Shelter blog

Homeless with a sick child: the stark reality of our housing crisis Rebecca is a mum to three children, including a baby with type 1 diabetes. To prevent her baby from becoming seriously ill, she needs to monitor his blood sugar levels throughout the day and night and provide him with a carefully controlled diet. If this wasn’t difficult enough, Rebecca was facing homelessness when her landlord decided to evict her and her family. A new report from the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) describes how Rebecca was badly let down by her … MORE... #TemporaryAccommodation #Homelessness #Campaigns

http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2017/12/homeless-with-a-sick-child-the-stark-reality-of-our-housing-crisis/ The draft bill banning letting fees is under scrutiny The government’s draft bill banning letting fees is currently being scrutinised by the Communities and Local Government Committee. We have submitted evidence to the committee, which together with evidence from other organisations, will help inform the committee’s recommendations about what the final version of the bill should look like. Here is a summary of our main recommendations to the committee about the different proposals in the Bill. The ban on upfront fees Shelter is very supportive of the ban … MORE... #Campaigns #LettingAgents http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2017/12/the-draft-bill-banning-letting-fees-is-under-scrutiny/ Does campaigning actually work? What we achieved in 2017. Campaigning to bring safe, secure and affordable homes to all is not an easy mission. With your support last year however, we took some massive steps to getting there. Not only for the thousands we help on a day-to-day basis across the country through our advice and service provision, but also for the millions who stand to benefit from some of our campaigning achievements last year. Here’s a shortlist of our campaigning highlights from 2017. Building more homes Throughout the … MORE... #Campaigns #Campaigning #2017 http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/what-we-achieved-in-2017/ A fork in the road: the Letwin review In the pantheon of sexy retail offers, the promise of an internal government review does not, you might argue, necessarily set the pulse racing. So when a review of land banking was announced in the Autumn Budget, it wasn’t rewarded with huge media attention. Some world-weary cynics (not me, you understand) even wondered if it was just a way to kick the issue into the long grass. But there’s every reason to pay attention to the review (which will be … MORE... #Campaigns http://blog.shelter.org.uk/2018/01/a-fork-in-the-road-the-letwin-review/

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Letter: Let sanctuary state have all illegal aliens | Reading Eagle - NEWS

Housing association helps with probe into fatal Chester flat fire. Male tenant sadly died in blaze at Lache estate on Christmas Eve. Share; Comments. By. David Holmes. 15:31, 27 DEC 2017; Updated 16:24, 27 DEC 2017. News. Enter your postcode to see ...

Nathan Warren, group director, Sanctuary Housing A charitable housing and care provider operating in England and Scotland, Sanctuary Housing has been providing social housing, care homes, student accommodation and supported living services for the past four decades. Responsible for its commercial ...

The Sanctuary Palm Springs Holiday Stocking Soirée, Dec. 3, 2017 The roaring fireplace at Spencer's Bougainvillea Room was the perfect backdrop to the annual Sanctuary Palm Springs Celebrity Holiday Socks Fundraiser co-chaired by Jeff Stanley and Ellen Wolf. Sanctuary founders David Rothmiller and LD Thompson ...

Letter: Let sanctuary state have all illegal aliens They should all be transported to California, where they will be welcomed with open arms. This will save these states the financial burden caused by the illegal aliens. It also will benefit California; it will provide additional people to fight the ... http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/letter-let-sanctuary-state-have-all-illegal-aliens

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Elderly residents without hot water and heating at sheltered housing complex in Peterborough

New sheltered housing for Ramsey The Ramsey and Northern Districts Housing Committee has confirmed construction of Mayfield, on Queen's Pier Road, is set to begin in the middle of next year. It comes after the town's local authority transferred land it owned there to the committee in ...

Work on Ramsey £6m sheltered housing project to begin next ... Permission for the development in Ramsey in the north of the island was granted last July.and more »

Work on Ramsey £6m sheltered housing project to begin next summer Building work on a £6m sheltered housing project in the north of the Isle of Man will begin next summer, said Ramsey Commissioners. The facility, on Queen's Pier Road, will include 27 one-bedroom flats, and 10 other units with two bedrooms. A planning ...and more »

Elderly residents at a sheltered housing complex in Peterborough have had to make do without hot water and heating during the festive period. Hyde Housing has apologised to residents at Hartwell Court in Westwood, some of whom have contacted the ...

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We know how to solve homelessness

So why aren't we doing it ... Families struggling to live in cramped and filthy temporary accommodation need secure, affordable homes. Yet the prospect seems increasingly remote.and more »

Revealed: 'Horrendous' amount of housing benefit overpaid by Leicester City Council The council's director of finance Alison Greenhill told councillors: “Of the outstanding debt, £4.4 million is subject to deductions from ongoing benefits so we are recovering this money – not all of it granted. “It is slow. It tends to be from ...and more »

'Willdale to benefit from housing development' Brick manufacturer Willdale is optimistic that the company will benefit from the current housing development boom as well as the need for institutional and infrastructure development. Chairman Alex Jongwe, said the board's confidence that the company ...and more »

Moral Money: 'Should I put my £70000 in my son's account in order to claim housing benefit?' Once it's sold I expect to receive around £70,000. However this isn't enough to buy another property outright and I'm not in a position to get a mortgage because I'm not currently earning. I'm also not entitled to housing benefits if I rent, because my ...

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Emergency alarm service to be cut for sheltered housing

Cuts in funding by the county council will see the service end in 2018 unless residents pay for it.

Praise for River Clyde Homes' Sheltered Housing Service The report states: “The tenants we spoke to expressed high levels of satisfaction with the service and told us about the positive benefits they had experienced since coming to live in one of the River Clyde Homes' sheltered housing complexes.” They ...and more »

Care Inspectorate rates Hjaltland's 'excellent' sheltered housing support services Hjaltland Housing Association's Housing Support Services have been given a glowing report by the Care Inspectorate. An inspection of the Association's sheltered housing support services along with The Hub Project – an initiative jointly ran with ...

Praise for River Clyde Homes' Sheltered Housing Service - Scottish ... (from left) Back: Stevie McLachlan, Janet Dunlop (Stewart House Warden), Jillian Moffat. Front: Jimmy Grant, Kathy McDade. River Clyde Homes' Sheltered Housing Service has received its most positive report following a recent unannounced visit from the ...and more »