Nov. 17 2010
Source Page: Table showing the Future Jobs Fund programme lead accountable body and Future Jobs Fund programme partner. 126 p.Found: Borough CouncilAccess 2Bedford Borough CouncilAdvocay AllianceBedford Borough CouncilBedford Citiziens Housing
Correspondence Apr. 16 2024
Committee: Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)Found: Commissioner's Office dated 15 April 2024 concerning the Government response to the Committee's report on Council
Mar. 26 2024
Source Page: Housing Statistics for Scotland Quarterly Update: New Housebuilding and Affordable Housing Supply to end December 2023Found: Housing Statistics for Scotland Quarterly Update: New Housebuilding and Affordable Housing Supply to
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help tackle the prevalence of black mould in (a) public buildings and (b) council accommodation (i) nationwide and (ii) in Romford constituency.
Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Everyone deserves to live and work in a decent and safe environment - one that is free from hazards such as black mould and rodents. This is why we have committed to reduce the number of non-decent rented homes by 50% by 2030.
All landlords are required to keep their homes free of category 1 hazards, as defined by the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS). This includes hazards relating to mould and pests. Social landlords are also required to ensure their homes meet the requirements set out in the Decent Homes Standard.
On damp and mould, this summer, along with the Department of Health and Social Care, we issued guidance for landlords and tenants on tacking damp and mould.
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help tackle the prevalence of rodents in (a) public buildings and (b) council accommodation (i) nationwide and (ii) in Romford constituency.
Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Everyone deserves to live and work in a decent and safe environment - one that is free from hazards such as black mould and rodents. This is why we have committed to reduce the number of non-decent rented homes by 50% by 2030.
All landlords are required to keep their homes free of category 1 hazards, as defined by the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS). This includes hazards relating to mould and pests. Social landlords are also required to ensure their homes meet the requirements set out in the Decent Homes Standard.
On damp and mould, this summer, along with the Department of Health and Social Care, we issued guidance for landlords and tenants on tacking damp and mould.
Mar. 04 2024
Source Page: Housing Benefit adjudication circulars 2024Found: Housing Benefit adjudication circulars 2024
Correspondence May. 01 2024
Committee: Welsh Affairs Committee (Department: Wales Office)Found: Correspondence between the Chair and Isle of Anglesey County Council on the Impact of Population Change
Mar. 21 2024
Source Page: Building Safety Remediation: monthly data release - February 2024Found: Hove City Council 59 0 0.0 Bristol City Council 192 42 0.21875 Broadland Housing Association Limited
Asked by: Dunbar, Jackie (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen Donside)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Poppyscotland’s Credit their Service campaign.
Answered by Dey, Graeme - Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
We welcomed Poppyscotland’s Credit Their Service campaign last summer and acknowledge the two primary areas of concern highlighted in it. The first of these, Pension Credits, is reserved to the UK Government and the Scottish Government is therefore unable to intervene on this issue. However, we are in regular discussions with the UK Government on a range of related topics and have made them aware of the issues raised by Poppyscotland. We understand that officials from The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) met with Royal British Legion, Poppyscotland's sister organisation to discuss this.
The benefits administered by Local Authorities that are referenced by the campaign are Council Tax Support, Discretionary Housing Payment and the Scottish Welfare Fund. The Scottish Government recently published an Action Plan outlining improvements to the Scottish Welfare Fund which will be delivered in partnership with Local Authorities. Officials are working to update the statutory guidance and improve the Fund’s administration, accessibility and experience.
Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) as a Local Authority benefit is administered by Local Authorities, who consider the circumstances of each individual case when dealing with applications. However, to receive DHP, an individual must be in receipt of either the housing element of Universal Credit or Housing Benefit. As both of these remain reserved to the UK Government, neither the Scottish Government nor Local Authorities have any powers over how they are administered.
With regards to Council Tax support, the Council Tax Reduction Regulations already instruct that Armed Forces independence payments should be fully disregarded as income in the calculation of council tax reduction in both the pension age and working age schemes. Therefore, all Local Authorities should disregard these payments as income in relation to applications for Council Tax reduction. The Scottish Government continues to keep the Council Tax Reduction regulations under review.
Dec. 15 2009
Source Page: Proposed changes to the Growth Fund for 2010-11: summary of responses. 17 p.Found: Housing pledge 5.