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Research Briefing
What is the housing supply in your area?
Housing supply is an issue that is rarely out of the media – an ageing population, immigration and a growing number of one-person households are all creating a need for more housing. Rising prices have also raised questions about how to provide housing that’s affordable for everyone. But what are the figures behind the headlines?
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Research Briefing
Affordable housing: what is it?
Despite almost daily references in the media to the need for more affordable housing there’s little agreement about what this actually means. When asked how they define affordable housing, the Government refers to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which says that affordable housing is social rented, affordable rented (with rents of up to 80%
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Research Briefing
Homelessness Reduction Bill 2016-17
This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides information on the Homelessness Reduction Bill which is scheduled to receive its Second Reading on 28 October 2016. The Bill was introduced by Bob Blackman MP and is aimed at refocusing local authority efforts on the prevention of homelessness. The Bill has attracted Government support.
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Research Briefing
Housing Benefit: do awards cover rents?
Local Housing Allowance (LHA), the maximum amount of Housing Benefit private renters are able to receive, is now capped and “frozen” until 2020. This means that over the next Parliament LHA rates will remain static while rents continue to rise or fall with changes in the market. Concerns have been raised that this could result
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Debate Pack
Consumer Protection for Online Gaming
A Westminster Hall debate on a motion relating to consumer protection for online gaming is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 13 September 2016 at 1430hrs. The Member in charge of the debate is Owen Thompson.
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Debate Pack
Affordable housing in London
MPs will debate Affordable housing in London on Tuesday 14 June 2016 from 9.30 am - 11.00 am in Westminster Hall. Ruth Cadbury will open the debate. This House of Commons Library briefing provides some background to the debate and parliamentary and media coverage of the issues.
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Research Briefing
Fuel Poverty
This briefing paper provides an overview of how fuel poverty is defined and measured and current policy initiatives designed to counter it.
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Debate Pack
Opposition Day debate: Housing Policy
The Liberal Democrats have an Opposition Day debate on Housing Policy on Tuesday 9 February 2016. This Library Debate Pack provides a background briefing, media and parliamentary coverage of the issue and some further reading.
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Debate Pack
Debate Pack: Fuel Poverty
This Debate Pack has been compiled ahead of the debate on Fuel Poverty to be held on Wednesday 3 February 2016 at 09:30 in Westminster Hall. The Member in charge of the debate is Derek Thomas MP
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Debate Pack
Opposition Day debate: Housing Policy
This debate pack has been compiled ahead of the Opposition Day debate on the Government's housing policy to be held on Tuesday 15 December.
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