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29 January, 2024

Northern Ireland’s Housing Executive rent levels set to increase by 7.7 per cent in 2024/2025

Department for Communities confirms that increase equates to an average rise of £5.72 per week, bringing average weekly rents up to £79.96

26 January, 2024

Welsh Government sets out ‘clearer strategic direction for ending homelessness in Wales’ in a new Outcomes Framework

Fulfilling commitment in its Ending Homelessness Action Plan, finalised document outlines key objectives and data indicators to support ambition to make homelessness 'rare, brief and unrepeated'

25 January, 2024

Ombudsman criticises council for failing to account for a homeless family’s disability and schooling needs when assessing suitability of interim accommodation

Wandsworth council accepts recommendations to pay more than £13,000 to the family as compensation and to reimburse extra costs caused by its decisions

25 January, 2024

24 January, 2024

APPG for Ending Homelessness calls for government action to prevent vulnerable people becoming homeless on leaving the care of public services such as hospitals, prisons and asylum accommodation

As a starting point, cross-party group of parliamentarians recommends that a multi-departmental Ministerial Roundtable be convened to explore how services can work together more effectively

24 January, 2024

24 January, 2024

Scottish Government proposes transitional rent protection measures to replace emergency private rent cap provisions that expire on 31 March 2024

Rent Service Scotland will set rents based on the lowest of a property's market rate, the rent requested by the landlord or a comparator of the market rate and current rent

24 January, 2024

23 January, 2024

Housing Ombudsman calls for Royal Commission to ‘re-establish housing policy as a health intervention’ and create a long-term plan for social housing in England

New spotlight report on attitudes, respect and rights focuses on vulnerabilities, what it means to be vulnerable in social housing today, and how landlords can respond effectively

22 January, 2024

Select Committee launches survey seeking disabled people’s views and experiences of finding or adapting suitable housing

Results will feed into Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee's inquiry looking at what government can do to support disabled tenants in the private rented sector in England

19 January, 2024

Government issues direction requiring Social Housing Regulator to set standards for social landlords to provide information to tenants about their rights

Standards on provision of information about tenant rights and complaint mechanisms expected to come into effect on 1 April 2024

19 January, 2024

MPs call on government to update Decent Homes Standard for social rented sector and extend it to private rented sector without further delay

New report from Health and Social Care Committee highlights ‘catastrophic’ impact of poor housing on health

18 January, 2024

Amerdeep Somal appointed as the new Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

DLUHC confirms that Ms Somal will take up the post from 1 February 2024, replacing Paul Najsarek

16 January, 2024

National Housing Federation, Local Government Association and Homeless Link call on government to protect homelessness services from decommissioning

Joint letter to Housing Minister argues that, to reduce homelessness, government should commit to long-term, ring-fenced funding for supported housing and support services

16 January, 2024

DLUHC and DWP outline their commitment to improving short-term supported housing provision and protecting vulnerable residents in England

Response to Select Committee includes plans to publish research into the sector, to consult on a new licensing regime and to support local authorities in their housing benefit anti-fraud activities

15 January, 2024

More than 90 per cent of participants in English Housing First pilots were in long-term accommodation after a year

Evaluation of outcomes at 12 months also shows reduced isolation, increased feelings of safety, improved well-being and less antisocial or criminal behaviour

10 January, 2024

ONS highlights barriers domestic abuse survivors experience in moving on from temporary supported accommodation in England

New research identifies a lack of available move-on accommodation, and survivors' difficulties in navigating slow and complex local authority bidding systems

9 January, 2024

DLUHC launches ‘Awaab’s Law’ consultation on timescales for repairs in the social rented sector

Proposals include new legal requirements for social landlords to investigate hazards within 14 days, start fixing within a further 7 days and make emergency repairs within 24 hours

3 January, 2024

Chamber President issues new Practice Directions for Lands Chamber of the Upper Tribunal

New Directions set out procedural requirements for parties to appeals from 2 January 2024