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February 15, 2012
Landlords Registration and Tenancy Deposit schemes are programmed to be introduced in N Ireland next year. LANI has attended stake holder and other meetings. However, at the end of the
Local Housing Allowance
February 8, 2012
Local Housing Allowance rates by district effective from 1st February 2012 Locations Broad Rental Market Area Belfast Lough Neagh Upper Lough Neagh Lower North North West South South East South
Tenants not given the choice of direct payment to landlords
February 1, 2012
Many bodies including landlord organisations across the UK, Shelter, Crisis, Citizens Advice, Housing Rights the Money Advice Trust and many more have campaigned to give tenants the right to choose
“People here will be £700 worse off”
January 31, 2012
Eammon Mallie interviews Dr Alasdair McDonnell on Welfare Reform Residents of Northern Ireland will be up to £700 off when the new welfare reform legislation going through Westminster is introduced
The Government insisting on going ahead with a cap on Benefits
January 26, 2012
This is despite loosing a vote on its plans on the matter in the House of Lords on Monday. Iain Duncan Smith, Work and pensions secretary wants out-of-work payments limited
New Criminal law facing Council tenants in England who sub-let homes
January 11, 2012
Official estimates indicate that approximately 160,000 tenants sub-let their homes to others which results in a cost to the taxpayer of £5bn a year to the taxpayer. Currently is not Two major groups raise concerns over Welfare Reform Bill
January 9, 2012
The Committee for Social Development has heard from representatives from both the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and the Northern Ireland Welfare Reform Group who each put their concerns before
