Incentives to shake-up benefit
Series: RICS Residential Faculty News ; 17 October 2002, (1)Publication details: 2002Subject(s): Summary: Substantial reform in benefit is proposed which will give tenants more choice about their housing needs. Government is intending to halve the time it takes councils to process claims and introduce shopping incentives to encourage claimants to look for lower rents. The scheme will be piloted in ten areas of the country before being rolled out across the UK. For the Residential Faculty News Release: http://www.rics.org/ricscms/bin/show?class=News&template=/includes/shownews.html&id=3954 For the Department for Work and Pensions News Release: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/2002/oct/fram1710-hbref.htm| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB3839-15 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 120211-1001 |
Substantial reform in benefit is proposed which will give tenants more choice about their housing needs. Government is intending to halve the time it takes councils to process claims and introduce shopping incentives to encourage claimants to look for lower rents. The scheme will be piloted in ten areas of the country before being rolled out across the UK. For the Residential Faculty News Release: http://www.rics.org/ricscms/bin/show?class=News&template=/includes/shownews.html&id=3954 For the Department for Work and Pensions News Release: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/2002/oct/fram1710-hbref.htm