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151 records in UK in 2015
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications to buy public owned land for residential development made between 2009 and 2015 were (a) made, (b) granted and (c) developed as set out in those applications.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate expertise in local housing market conditions among staff administering universal credit in jobcentres.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of households in receipt of universal credit who receive support for housing costs are also subject to all work-related requirements.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of in-work recipients of housing benefits in the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Government plans to create a new national scheme to improve home energy efficiency to replace the Green Deal scheme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of tenants in the private rented sector were in receipt of housing benefit in each of the last 10 years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people currently in receipt of housing benefit in the private rented sector are also in receipt of (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) in
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new claims for housing benefit in the private rented sector in each of the last 10 years were made by people who were in work at the time they made their claim.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of reductions in rents charged by housing associations on the number of new homes they propose to build.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 November 2015
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether reclassification by the Office of National Statistics of housing associations as public entities will entail their carrying the legislative obligations contained in the Freedom of Information Act 2000; a
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, through what channels his Department plans to disburse the £3.2 million payment from the Fire and Rescue Authorities to private landlords for smoke and carbon dioxide alarms after the int
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reports he has received of claimants receiving overlapping payments of both universal credit and housing benefit; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department publishes to local authorities and housing associations on providing a safe means of exit for disabled residents in the event of an emergency.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the impact of the changes proposed in the Housing and Planning Bill on supported housing schemes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) local authority, and (2) housing association, supported housing schemes there are in England, and how many residents participate in each type of scheme.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to housing associations on the proportion of their new build properties that must be capable of adaptation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions she has had with her European counterparts about minimum EPC standards for the private rented sector.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities about minimum EPC standards for the private rented sector.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions she has had with the cavity wall insulation industry about minimum EPC standards in the private rented sector.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to improve the energy efficiency of homes; and whether any of the National Infrastructure Committee's funding will be available for use to increase home energ
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether 18 to 21 year olds who live in supported accommodation will be able to claim the housing element of universal credit when they move out of supported accommodation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the average time taken is for customers to switch their domestic energy supplier.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to support the development of domestic oil purchasing syndicates.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the starter homes policy on access to (a) home ownership and (b) affordable rented accommodation in (i) London and the South East and (ii) Eng
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the extension of Right to Buy on affordable housing supply.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assistance his Department plans to give to local authorities to ensure that they are able to provide new affordable housing to people on low incomes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to prevent excessive letting fees being charged to private-sector tenants.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether 18 to21 year olds in supported housing services will still be able to claim housing benefit after April 2017.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 7.4 of the Explanatory Memorandum for the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 1753
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the building of bungalows and other homes accessible to people with limited mobility.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the annual additional taxation receipts arising from restrictions to Landlords' interest deductibility from inception of Clause 24 of the Finance Bill 2015 in April 2017 through to its full effect
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of people who will become higher rate taxpayers as a result of the provisions of Clause 24 of the Finance Bill 2015 (restriction to Landlords' interest deductibility) in each year betwe
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of people who will be subject to personal allowance restriction on incomes over £100,000 as a result of Clause 24 of the Finance Bill 2015 (restriction to Landlords' interest deductibil
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the size of deposit needed to buy a starter home in London.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to ensure homes are adequately heated over the winter and protect against deaths due to the cold weather.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will exempt housing co-operatives from the right to buy scheme; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether local planning authorities can limit community housing developments proposed in the dispersal policies of a local plan due to the lack of sufficient infrastructure, shops, service
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to increase the number of housing co-operatives; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of households are with their home, regional incumbent, supplier for electricity and gas in each electricity supply region.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many domestic customers (a) Scottish Power, (b) SSE, (c) E.on, (d) British Gas, (e) EDF, (f) Npower, (g) First Utility, (h) Ovo and (i) Cooperative Energy each have.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to transfer housing benefit fraud investigation powers from local authorities to national investigation service.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to allow local councils to ban overseas and off-plan sales.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of claims for (a) support for mortgage interest and (b) housing benefit was in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claims for housing benefit were made by people who lost their homes to repossession in each of the last 10 years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average weekly payment was of (a) support for mortgage interest and (b) housing benefit in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12, (iv) 2012-13, (v) 2013-14 and (vi) 2014-15.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 7.4 of the Explanatory Memorandum for the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 1753
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Local Housing Allowance Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 1753), what total amount will be made available to l
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will meet providers of (a) supported housing and (b) specified housing to discuss the effect of the proposed change to social rents on the viability of those types of housing.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people aged 18 to 21 in receipt of housing benefit also received tax credits in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of the effect on those people of planne
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the number of people who have been affected by the under-occupancy penalty.