Another relevant feature was the voluntary transfer of housing stock to RSLs from the public sector, which again reflected the fact that RSLs were performing functions of the same kind as local authorities in the provision
of social rented housing.
The defendant operated within a particular sector,
that of social rented housing, which was not simply subject to detailed regulation but was permeated by state control and influence with a view to meeting the Government's aims for affordable housing, and in which RSLs worked side by side with, and could be said to take the place of, local authorities.
Not exact matches
Using Detective Mode,
rent - to - own stores had captured screenshots
of medical records,
social security numbers and bank and credit - card statements.
Much
of their «after -
rent» income will be devoted to
social expenses.
You will need your
Social Security Number, your gross monthly income, your employer's name and phone number, your monthly
rent or mortgage, and the names
of all
of your current lenders.
Yesterday I blogged about rental housing in Yellowknife, over at the Northern Public Affairs web site. Specifically, I blogged about a recent announcement by the city's largest for - profit landlord that it plans to «tighten» its policies vis - a-vis
renting to recipients
of «income assistance» (which, in most parts
of Canada, is known generically as
social assistance).
In
social policy, the Party is committed to fighting poverty by gradually raising the minimum wage to $ 10 per hour, and indexing it to the cost
of living thereafter; implementing
rent guidelines and close loopholes around condo conversions to protect rental tenants; ensuring that provincial contracts and grants enable organizations to provide a living wage to employees.
You'll also need to supply the lender with your employment status,
Social Security Number, mortgage /
rent information and the number
of credit card cash advances you've received in the last six months.
«disposable personal income», as reported by the BEA, is a total national figure for personal income after taxes, so comparing how individuals might spend that income in different parts
of the country is not even considered by this report... the phrase may be poorly chosen, as might the phrase «personal income» itself, which includes not just wages and salaries, but also passive income from dividends, interest and
rent, proprietor's income, and transfer payments such as
social security... take all those forms
of payments going to individuals, subtract out what's paid nationally in personal income taxes, and you have a national figure for «disposable personal income»
Active
social reform (or involvement in the structures
of society) will follow such proclamation, but it will be left by and large to concerned individuals.23 According to the editors, individual Christian involvement will include responsible public criticism
of the errors
of government (e. g., detente, price freezing, opposition to capital punishment, corrupt leadership, lack
of low -
rent housing) while remaining always orderly and loyal in the process.
Many good private colleges and even state universities are within a reasonable commute
of the Chicagoland area, enabling students to live at home
rent - free plus still experience the significant advantages
of campus life: face - to - face instruction, networking and
social interaction.
The likelihood ratio interaction test was used to determine whether the effect
of infant feeding varied according to
social class (I — IIInm versus IIIm — V / other), crowding (< 0.7 versus ⩾ 0.7 total persons in house / total rooms), accommodation type (
rented council versus not), and Jarman (< 1.5 versus ⩾ 1.5, where 1.5 was the median value).
At the same time, we need greater investment in
social housing and decisive action to make the private
rented sector more accessible and affordable, along with radical solutions to tackle the severe shortage
of truly affordable homes.
Those governments have kept the minimum wage below a living wage, allowed private
social care companies to pay less than even the inadequate minimum wage, done almost nothing to enforce the quality
of private rental accommodation and nothing to prevent gouging
rents.
City Hall figures, obtained by the Green party on the London Assembly, reveal that following the completion
of estate regeneration schemes currently in progress, or being planned, there will be an overall loss
of more than 7,000
social rented homes across London.
The council says that around 50 homes will be available at 50 %
of market
rent which is comparable to how much a
social rent would be.
Last month he released a document outlining plans to cap
rents, build
social housing and tackle the spread
of high rise flats across London.
A combination
of soaring
rents, cuts to benefits, and a shortage
of social housing has created a crisis in affordable housing in the capital.
Here's something not a lot
of people know: The Lib Dems have ensured the first net growth in the
social rented housing sector for almost 40 years — its not even remotely enough, but it's a significant turnaround.
Aside from the
social aspects the tax fails on practicability because in most areas there is a shortage
of affordable
rented housing to which tenants could downsize.
[60] Camden and Islington councils sought to require a high proportion
of the resulting new homes to be made available for
social rent, but Johnson overturned this and allowed homes designated as «affordable» to charge
rents of up to 80 percent
of market rates.
Thornberry strongly criticised Johnson, describing his definition
of affordability as «nonsense», [59] and called for at least 50 %
of homes in the new developments to be made available for
social rent.
Housing experts are struggling to pin the government down over its plans to hike
social housing
rents to 80 %
of market value.
However, more must be done to find solutions to the housing crisis and it is concerning that the Office for Budget Responsibility predicts there will be 14,000 fewer affordable homes built as a direct result
of social housing
rent cuts.
Forty - nine per cent
of people in private
rented housing and 66 % in
social housing confirmed they were in that category.
What is missing is a complementary strategy to increase the supply
of genuinely affordable
social housing, so that families don't have to end up in the more expensive (and less secure) private
rented sector.
«And for the millions locked out
of the property market the options are becoming increasingly limited as demand sends
rents rising sharply and
social homes waiting lists remain at record levels.»
The spending review announced plans to allow
social landlords to charge new
social tenants intermediate rental contracts at
rent levels
of up to 80 %
of market rates.
With half
of those in
rent arrears reporting that they went into debt after claiming Universal Credit, it's clear the government's flagship
social security programme is failing.
This includes 18,670 homes for
social rent - 93 %
of the 20,000
social rent target, and within that 4643 council homes - 93 %
of the 5000 council house target.
From the moment when labour can no longer be converted into capital, money, or
rent, into a
social power capable
of being monopolised, i.e., from the moment when individual property can no longer be transformed into bourgeois property, into capital, from that moment, you say, individuality vanishes.
And in those parts
of the country where the need is greatest, allow homes to be built for
social rent, well below market level.
With insufficient
social housing to provide a safety net for the majority
of people, those who are «just about managing» are being pushed towards the private
rented sector (PRS).
Faced with a lack
of social housing and vicious private sector
rents, the party leaders fail to challenge the rhetoric that blames lack
of homes on immigrants.
In the 1980s nearly three quarters
of non home - owners lived in
social rented accommodation.
Years
of low investment in
social housing, lack
of regulation
of the Private
Rented Sector, and the insecurity
of shorthold tenancies has created a system where those who are struggling can fall too easily through the cracks.
With soaring
rents and a lack
of social housing, this has left many facing homelessness.
Combined with caps on housing benefit and significant hikes in
social housing
rents, poorer families could be chased out
of more affluent areas.
Housing associations are forced to charge an unaffordable 80 %
of market
rent making them no longer «
social» landlords, only for middle - earners.
Mr Grayling said the tax credit cuts were part
of a package
of changes, including free childcare and cuts to
social rents, designed to help working families.
The decimation
of London's
social housing has pushed many families into private tenancies with exorbitant
rents that they just can't manage.
Here's something not a lot
of people know: the Lib Dems have ensured the first net growth in the
social rented housing sector for almost 40 years — its not even remotely enough, but it's a significant turnaround.
The chairman
of the state Assembly
Social Services Committee, Queens Democrat Andrew Hevesi, has begun quietly pushing a plan he says would reduce reliance on homeless shelters by creating a new
rent subsidy to keep people in their homes.
He would use his mayoral powers to «encourage» more
social housing and
rented housing but attacked the large - scale projects
of Mr Livingstone.
- The government's own Equality Impact Assessment, published last summer, calculated that 660,000 households will be affected, 31 %
of all working age HB claimants living in the
social rented sector; on average, they will lose # 14 a week (one hundred thousand will lose more than # 20 a week)
The housing benefit bill could also rise if more people move into the private
rented sector because
of a shortage
of one or two - bedroom properties in
social housing.»
Leaked documents obtained by this newspaper expose the true scale
of the «
social cleansing» taking place across the capital as a result
of welfare cuts and soaring
rents.
Expectations are that Chancellor George Osborne will argue that 9 %
of all
social tenants in England are now on higher incomes while enjoying the benefit
of an average # 3,500 - a-year per household in reduced
rent.
Applicants must bring the following documentation to the outreach: 1) Proof
of gross income received within the last 30 days for all household members a) Wages: If paid weekly, last four (4) paystubs b) Wages: If paid bi-weekly, last two (2) paystubs c) Award letters, if applicable (
Social Security, Pension, Unemployment, Workers Comp, Disability, etc.) d) Yearly statement
of interest received (savings, checking, CDs, money market account, etc.) e) Dividend proof (stocks, bonds securities, etc.) 2)
Social Security numbers for all household members 3) One (1) form
of ID for all household members (birth certificate or
Social Security card or driver's license or school ID, etc.) 4) Proof
of residency (utility bill,
Rent / lease information or mortgage statement) 5) Current heat and / or electric bill.
Whereas in 1975 more than 80 %
of housing subsidies were supply - side subsidies intended to promote the construction
of social homes, by 2000 more than 85 %
of housing subsidies were on the demand side aimed at helping individual tenants pay the required
rent.