SFHA summary of Scottish Government guidance on what criteria is acceptable/unacceptable to stipulate for Mid-Market Rent allocations. September 2023.
SFHA has been invited to give evidence to the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee on the five week wait for the first payment of Universal Credit.
The DWP is preparing to roll out to social landlords a new direct payment system, to replace the four weekly third party creditor schedule for Managed Payments to Landlords and UC Scottish Choices Direct Payments. The four weekly payment schedule will still be used, however, for third party deductions against arrears of rent.
SFHA has submitted evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Social Security Committee Inquiry on benefit take-up.
Ahead of the dissolution of Parliament, the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee has published two reports highly critical of welfare policy and has called for the reversal of the benefit freeze by increasing levels by CPI + 2% for the next four years.
The Supreme Court has ruled where there was a ‘transparent medical need for an additional bedroom’, which was not catered for in regulation B13 (5) and (6), there was unjustified discrimination on the ground of disability, contrary to article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
SFHA has joined the Trussell Trust’s #FiveWeeksTooLong campaign.
SFHA has submitted evidence to the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee’s Inquiry into Welfare in Scotland – highlighting concerns over the shortcomings in the administration of Universal Credit.
The report – titled “It’s Your Life’s Opportunities” - finds that among the biggest drivers of deprivation have been the exorbitant costs of food and energy, with more than 95% saying that they are struggling with the costs of putting food on the table and heating their home.
Announcements on social security and Local Housing Allowance.
New Joseph Rowntree Foundation study reveals scale of extreme need
DWP started the small-scale discovery in September to test more benefit combinations and continue to learn how to move all households safely onto UC.
SFHA were joined by Child Poverty Action Group at a packed-out fringe meeting at this week’s SNP conference.
The open session brought together a range of local and community-based support and advice agencies as well as local organisations based in North Glasgow.
If you’re at either of the conferences, then come and join in on what we hope will be two wide-reaching and interesting discussions.
Calls to support social housing tenants as survey shows many struggling with essential bills.
