Sentences with phrase «for social housing tenants»

The removal in 2013 of what the government calls the spare room subsidy cuts benefits for social housing tenants with a «spare» room.

The building on the far left may be one of the blocks reserved for social housing tenants (Lucy Pasha - Robinson / Independent)

Osborne is expected to use his summer Budget to clampdown on taxpayer - funded subsidies for social housing tenants who earn more than # 30,000 per household, or # 40,000 in London, meaning they will have to pay a market or near market rent in future.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) say they do not want the new charges for social housing tenants with a spare room (the so - called «bedroom tax») to discourage people from becoming foster parents.

A disabled woman and her partner have written to Work Secretary Iain Duncan Smith begging him to rethink plans to cut benefits for social housing tenants who are deemed to have a spare room.

They include a reduction of benefit for social housing tenants of working age with spare bedrooms.

The launch comes on the same day as the extension of the right - to - buy discount for social housing tenants.

One proposed measure to try to achieve this is the «under - occupation penalty» for social housing tenants in the Welfare Reform Bill.

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According to a report from Toronto - based social policy group the Wellesley Institute, «rooming houses are one of the most affordable private - market housing options for low - income tenants....

Social housing tenants can't do right for doing wrong.

It results in social housing tenants losing 14 % of their housing benefit for one spare room; and losing 25 % of their housing benefit if they have two or more spare rooms.

Home ownership is a big commitment, and one not to be entered into lightly and we believe that the advice offered to social housing tenants will be crucial in preparing them for this transition.

OMH will also provide debt service payments on a portion of the permanent loan and will provide $ 857,800 in annual funding for on - site social services for the Supportive Housing tenants.

The Department for Communities and Local Government said 90 % of social housing tenants would be unaffected by the policy.

Whereas Labour have curtailed the right of social tenants to own their homes, we need to open up the housing market to the many, not just the few, by making it easier for social tenants to own or part - own their property.

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will provide funding through its Continuum of Care Program for onsite social services and rental subsidies for tenants in supportive housingHousing and Urban Development (HUD) will provide funding through its Continuum of Care Program for onsite social services and rental subsidies for tenants in supportive housinghousing units.

The lack of supply of affordable homes has a detrimental impact on the mobility of social housing tenants - many languish on transfer lists for more than two years.

People are willing to pay less for a property where social housing tenants live.

Policies vary from the emotive debate to end secure tenancy for life for future social housing tenants, via plans to financially reward councils that build new homes, to reforms to the housing benefit and planning system.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has defended controversial plans to charge social housing tenants for spare rooms in their homes, or ask them to move into smaller homes saying it will help those on social housing waiting lists, and families living in overcrowded homes.

Earlier this week, the government set out its comprehensive spending review (CSR) outlining plans to cut funding for social housing by more than 60 per cent, with new tenants in line to pay higher rents.

He announced changes to the social housing system: for existing social tenants, rent levels will remain unchanged, but new tenants will be offered intermediate rents at around 80 % of the market rent.

Social - housing tenants were the people who could most easily be made to carry the responsibility for energy efficiency because they had little control over their estates.

Kerry Bretherton QC of Tanfield Chambers Has a long - standing reputation for public law and real estate litigation, and regularly acts on behalf of social housing tenants and homeless applicants.

Zia Bhaloo QC A leading silk for property and commercial real estate, whose social housing practice primarily involves high - value planning and development issues, as well as landlord and tenant disputes.

Our Social Housing solicitors act mostly for tenants in respect of housing diHousing solicitors act mostly for tenants in respect of housing dihousing disputes.

The tragedy has highlighted the divisions in society and raised many questions including issues as to: access to justice and legal funding, as the tenants were unable to obtain legal aid for advice due to the legal aid cuts; the legal protection of tenants both in private and social housing; the inability of council tenants to enforce or seek to have enforced basic fitness standards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System and Housing Act 2004 (HHSRSA), and the purchase of housing stock by local authohousing; the inability of council tenants to enforce or seek to have enforced basic fitness standards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System and Housing Act 2004 (HHSRSA), and the purchase of housing stock by local authoHousing Health and Safety Rating System and Housing Act 2004 (HHSRSA), and the purchase of housing stock by local authoHousing Act 2004 (HHSRSA), and the purchase of housing stock by local authohousing stock by local authorities.

According to Shelter, which acted for the tenant, «This judgment is likely to help disabled tenants in private or social housing, who are threatened with eviction where they have limited security, have no other defences, and the reason they are being evicted is linked to their disability.»

Tamara has vast experience of all forms of Property law representing landlords and tenants as well as Lenders in proceedings ranging from standard possession claims to more complex issues of art 8 and unreasonableness, undue influence in mortgage fraud (Ertridge), Judicial Review and reasonableness of action on the part of social housing authorities, co-habitee and family resulting / constructive Trusts, injunctions and applications under s91 of the LPA 1925 to the High Court for orders for sale in mortgage possession proceedings.

The social housing (tenant) team at Osbornes which entered the directory in 2011, going straight to band two has retained this listing and is described as «a quality practice which is praised for its sensitive and respectful approach to vulnerable clients» Singled out in the directory is head of department Shilpa Mathuradas and specialist housing solicitors William Ford and Ruth Camp, both of whom are praised for being «deeply committed to their clients».

Particularly in the context of social housing, such «tenants» may be permitted to remain — either by order of the court or by the forbearance of their landlord — for considerable periods of time after that; in some cases many years.