Rent collection
HQN specialist network: RIEN
Briefings
Housing demand and supply: are we building enough homes?
Network briefing by Roger Jarman
Supporting customers of temporary and supported accommodation through welfare reform
Network briefing by Lesley Healey
The impact of welfare reform on tenants and providers of supported and temporary housing
Complimentary NeighbourhoodNet briefing by Lesley Healey
Youth justice: the systems in Scotland, England and Wales
Network briefing by Tim Horsley
Left hand, right hand: housing regulation cultures in England and Scotland
Network briefing by Janis Bright
Transparency and freedom of information for housing associations
Network briefing by Julian Dobson
A housing practitioner’s guide to the draft Anti-social Behaviour Bill
Network briefing by Tim Horsley
The Housing Benefit size criteria restrictions for working age claimants in the social rented sector
Network briefing by Sue Beasor
Cashback: an update on the DIY repairs scheme for tenants
Network briefing by Mark Smulian
Regeneration and housing: ways forward in difficult times
Network briefing by Charlie Hughes
Mobility in social housing – a briefing for strategic housing authorities and all social landlords
Network briefing by Wendy Murphy
HBnews - February 2012
The quarterly Housing Quality Network Housing Benefit newsletter, bringing you news, views and comment on current HB and other benefits issues
Laying the Foundations: A Housing Strategy for England
Network briefing by Janis Bright
HBnews - November 2011
The quarterly Housing Quality Network Housing Benefit newsletter, bringing you news, views and comment on current HB and other benefits issues
HQN Accredit: case studies – Helena Partnerships, Greenfields Community Housing and Family Mosaic
Network briefing by Jeannie Swales
The affordable rents system: how many homes, at what cost?
Network briefing by Janis Bright
Tackling unlawful subletting and other tenancy fraud
Network briefing by Neil Merrick
News
Local authority housing income and expenditure
The statistics provide information about housing debt, supervision and management costs, repairs and maintenance costs, direct spending on capital works and rental income
Grant Shapps backs Bill to criminalize tenancy fraud
Tenancy cheats to "feel the full force of the law"
Grayling: Statistics show our benefit reforms are justified
More than one third of people going through incapacity benefits reassessment have been found to be fit for work, according to the first set of official statistics released today
Welfare reforms to hit poorer working women, pushing 250,000 children deeper into poverty
new research by Save the Children
Modelling the impact of Welfare Reform
Act now! HQN's welfare reform model will help you understand what the welfare reform proposals mean for your organisation
Homeless to benefit from criminals’ cash
Homeless Scots in London are to benefit from money confiscated from crooks and fraudsters, the Scottish Government announced today
Grant Shapps: “housing tenancy fraud in England costs around £900 million a year”
Based on estimates that it costs an average of £18,000 per year to house a family or individual in temporary housing and that 50,000 properties are unlawfully occupied in England
Welsh Government: Credit Unions offer an affordable alternative to pay day loans
22 credit unions providing all Wales coverage – ideally placed to help people in communities who are unable to access mainstream financial services
DCLG consultation: social housing fraud
Comments sought by 4 April 2012 This consultation puts forward proposals that would help landlords reduce the prevalence of tenancy fraud within the social housing stock
Scottish Government consultation: the terms of proposed tenancy deposit schemes
Responses sought by 21 January 2012
Affordable rent model: commons library standard note
An overview of the government’s affordable rent model and summary of key associated issues
NIHE: video resource for people facing repossession in Northern Ireland
Funded by the Northern Ireland Courts & Tribunal Service and emphasises the importance of attending court
WLGA response: new policy for social housing rents
The WLGA broadly welcomes the development of a consistent rent policy for social housing in Wales
Scottish Government: hundreds of homes for rent
A new financing model will deliver hundreds of new affordable homes, Alex Neil confirms
Impact assessment for Affordable Rent
Appraises costs and benefits of delivering affordable housing under the new Affordable Rent model
