Minister moots funding overhaul

Last Christmas with the kids

Changes to local housing allowance could block separated parents from having access to their children. Lydia Stockdale speaks to one father facing up to a lonely new year

Benefit caps to make 800,000 homes unaffordable

Caps to housing welfare payments that come into force this week will contribute to 800,000 private rented homes becoming unaffordable.

Last-minute deal

The government plans to reduce the feed-in tariff next year, so social landlords must act now if they want to cash in on the sun’s rays, says Emily Rogers

The year of reckoning

Collision course

Exclusive research by Ipsos Mori for Inside Housing reveals that government benefit reforms are stirring strong emotions among members of the public. Caroline Thorpe reveals how a battle is slowly brewing

Open-door policy

Allowing private landlords to validate local housing allowance claims can help councils simplify their procedures and cut their housing waiting lists. Neil Merrick heads to Derbyshire to find out how

Casting the net for a home

A website aimed solely at local housing allowance claimants is helping people find homes. Lydia Stockdale logs on

Going spare

The government’s contentious ‘bedroom tax’ on under-occupying tenants is set to become law this month. Alex Turner looks at the disproportionate effect it’s likely to have in the north

In the line of fire

Social landlords often assume they have sole responsibility for fire safety in their properties, but the legal picture is not so straightforward. Ashley Borthwick from law firm TLT explains

Opening up

Viridian chief executive Matthew Fox explains why his organisation is taking the leap to become more transparent