SFHA seeks member support for Challenge Poverty Week
SFHA has joined the Trussell Trust’s #FiveWeeksTooLong campaign.
Damon Gibbons of the Centre for Responsible Credit gave a briefing to members on a pilot run with a London based housing association to offer tenants on low incomes the opportunity to over and underpay their rent on a planned basis.
The Scottish Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry, examining the impact of UK welfare policies in Scotland, such as Universal Credit and the two-child limit, and also the implications of major transfer of welfare powers to Scotland over the next few years.
Whilst the managed migration of Universal Credit is being introduced very carefully, with a pilot project in Harrogate only starting in July and full migration not taking place until the latter half of 2020, numbers are rapidly growing via new claims and managed migration – and controversy is never far away.
The DWP announces that the managed migration pilot will begin in Harrogate, as it outlines how it will approach the task.
The DWP announces that the managed migration pilot will begin in Harrogate, as it outlines how it will approach the task.
SFHA has submitted evidence to Scottish Parliament's Social Security Committee's inquiry into social security support for housing.
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.
Thenue’s “Financial Inclusion Team” has revealed the extent of its efforts to help tenants claim money they are entitled to.
Signatories commended the recent creation of the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy role and steps such as the publication of a Wellbeing Economy monitor.
SFHA members are encouraged to submit responses for the January to April 2023 period
