Care service to give free home support

Wise old owls

Streetwise projects

The Andy Ludlow Homelessness Awards recognise those helping rough sleepers. Martin Hilditch reveals the winners

Call made for providers to have greater role in dementia care

An organisation has called for a greater role for specialist housing providers when dealing with people with dementia as a report says £1 billion could be freed up for community services by reducing hospital beds.

Sticking to her Gunns

The Chartered Insitute of Housing’s new defender of services for vulnerable people Domini Gunn-Peim kicks off our care and support special by telling Rhiannon Bury how spending cuts, housing and welfare reform mean her new role is no easy task.

Adapt and conquer

The debate on care excludes housing to a dangerous extent

Calling in the movers

The ‘bedroom tax’ is meant to encourage tenants to downsize if they are under-occupying their homes. But, especially in the north of England, social landlords say there are simply not enough smaller houses and flats to move tenants into.

Get some expert advice

Every week Inside Housing’s Need to Know section brings you best practice advice and information on the subjects most concerning you. Free with today’s magazine is the first ever Need to Know supplement. Here our Ask the Experts panel answer some of the key questions it raises

Dangerous type

The demotion of a housing employee over comments he made on Facebook highlights the grey area between employees’ public and private lives. Here, Lydia Stockdale finds out how others can avoid getting themselves into trouble

Cutting tenancies short

The judgement in a starter tenancy possession case is good news for landlords, says Josephine Sharrock, solicitor, Brabners Chaffe Street

A compassionate ruling

The High Court relied on human rights legislation to overturn a decision on end-of-life care. David Renton, barrister at Garden Court Chambers, explains