Sentences with phrase «social housing tenants in»

Hated perhaps by unemployed social housing tenants in receipt of housing benefit.

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

You only need to look at how hard many social housing tenants in London have fought to keep their homes to know that isn't a true representation of most areas.

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Many campaigners had hoped that the tragedy at Grenfell would mark a change in attitudes towards social housing tenants.

«Residents, including social housing tenants, want to make big positive differences to their communities — and I want to put the powers in their hands to be able to do so.

What's much harder to fix is the attitudes towards social housing tenants that exist within local authorities and the chronic lack of housing available to those in need.

Housing minister Grant Shapps justified his decision to hand more power to social tenants by arguing that more people had come out to clean up after the riots than participated in the violence.

Over a third of adults who live in social housing are aged 55 or older but it's no surprise that recent Ipsos Mori data places perceptions of social tenants as young and unemployed.

When the government talks about its «pay to stay» policy, ministers usually point to all those greedy social housing tenants who earn mega bucks but continue living in a council house.

It's vital that all these people are provided with permanent decent housing - that this still hasn't happened is a national disgrace - but it is also vital that attitudes towards all social housing tenants and those in need of housing changes.

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.

Firstly, there must be an immediate impact assessment on how the bedroom tax affects vulnerable tenants in both social and private rented housing.

These cuts force tenants in social housing to downsize to a smaller property or risk eviction by forcing them into arrears if their housing benefit no longer covers the rent.

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.

Whether it's the young mothers who formed the Focus E15 campaign in Newham to protest against local families being shipped out of the area, or the residents of Cressingham Gardens in Lambeth who have fought tirelessly to stop the demolition of their much loved homes, social housing tenants across the capital have been speaking out about the desperate situations they've found themselves in.

They weren't because we live in a time where it is acceptable to ignore social housing tenants.

In the days and weeks after the Grenfell Tower fire, politicians and commentators repeatedly spoke of the need to start listening to social housing tenants.

In fifth place this week is a piece which looked at the government's plans to charge higher rents to social housing tenants earning over a certain amount.

Although the aims of the campaigns vary, the one thing they have in common is a fight against councils or housing associations to protect the homes and rights of social housing tenants.

The removal of the spare - room subsidy has meant a reduction in benefits to social housing tenants with homes deemed larger than necessary.

With over a quarter of a million tenants living in overcrowded homes and 2 million on housing waiting lists, we need to end the spare room subsidy and ensure a better use of social housing.

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.

Warm and Well Cornwall will help 220 private homes, including owners, landlords or tenants and up to 800 social housing homes with first time central heating, such as renewable heating, mains gas, oil, or LPG, with many more to follow in future years.

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.

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 statistics emerged ahead of a raft of controversial changes to the benefits system which will come into force this week - including the «bedroom tax» which sees council and social housing tenants facing reductions to their benefits if they have empty rooms in their homes.

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.

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

And his introduction of the hated bedroom tax in 2013 hit hundreds of thousands of social housing tenants — many disabled.

See also minutes of a 1970 meeting of the Woodside Housing Tenant Council, in which middle - class tenants objected to the declining social class of new residents, and unsuccessfully beseeched the Housing Authority to reinstitute home visits to applicants.

Home Assistance Program: The home assistance program provides eligible Ontario homeowners, tenants and social and / or assisted housing providers with a detailed in - home energy assessment, installation of energy - saving measures and advice.

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

By way of conclusion, I wish to make a different point — that the regulation of shared ownership itself has been weighted in favour of the provider and to give comfort to the mortgage lender at the expense of, and with little thought given to, the buyer; this is, of course, contrary to the general thrust of social housing regulation which places tenants as co-regulators.

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.

In Weaver v London and Quadrant HA Ltd [2009] 4 All ER 865, [2009] HLR 40, at [80], Elias LJ felt that the approach adopted by the Court of Appeal in that case — that acts of management were functions of a public nature — extended to all tenants of the trust who are in social housing where the properties were acquired as a result of state grantIn Weaver v London and Quadrant HA Ltd [2009] 4 All ER 865, [2009] HLR 40, at [80], Elias LJ felt that the approach adopted by the Court of Appeal in that case — that acts of management were functions of a public nature — extended to all tenants of the trust who are in social housing where the properties were acquired as a result of state grantin that case — that acts of management were functions of a public nature — extended to all tenants of the trust who are in social housing where the properties were acquired as a result of state grantin social housing where the properties were acquired as a result of state grants.

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.»

Disabled tenants in private or social housing have greater protection from eviction following a Supreme Court decision.

Council tenants with a record of five years» good behaviour would be offered a 10 % equity share in their social rented property, which could then be cashed in when they wanted to move up the housing ladder.

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.

Her practice embraces real property and commercial and residential landlord and tenant including service charge and enfranchisement matters, and cases in a social housing and agricultural context.