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Access
to Local Authority Housing (ref 26)PDF | Size:
71 KB March 2004
Advice
and Information from Local Authorities (ref 21)PDF | Size:
75 KB July 2002
Benefit
Payments for Mortgage Costs (ref 40)PDF | Size:
73 KB January 2009
Buy
to Let (ref 52)PDF | Size:
62 KB March 2008
Can
we sign the tenancy for someone with limited capacity? (ref 51)PDF | Size:
69 KB February 2008
Carer's
Allowance (ref 50)PDF | Size:
64 KB December 2008
The
Care Standards Act (CSA) (ref 13)PDF
| Size: 65 KB November 2009
Choice
Based Lettings (ref 61)PDF | Size:
67 KB March 2009
Complaints
About Social Services and Health (ref 62)PDF | Size:
68 KB May 2009
Continuing
Care (ref 56)PDF | Size:
71 KB February 2009
Deprivation
of Liberty Safeguards (ref 30)PDF | Size:
64 KB January 2009
De-Registration
of Care Homes (ref 25)PDF
| Size: 71 KB November 2009
Different
Types of Tenancies (ref 53)PDF | Size:
65 KB March 2008
Direct
Payments (ref 07)PDF
| Size: 66 KB February 2010
Disability
Discrimination Legislation (ref 23)PDF | Size:
69 KB March 2008
The
Disability Equality Duty and Housing (ref 47)PDF | Size:
63 KB January 2008
Discretionary
Trusts (ref 03)PDF
| Size: 59 KB February 2010
Duties
and Powers to Provide Housing (ref 05)PDF | Size:
69 KB March 2008
Earnings
from Permitted Work (ref 11)PDF
| Size: 82 KB May 2011
Employment
and Support Allowance (ref 59)PDF
| Size: 105 KB May 2011
Fair
Access to Care Services (ref 43)PDF | Size:
72 KB July 2005
Fairer
Charging (ref 41)PDF | Size:
68 KB May 2004
Financial
Help Towards Services Charges (ref 54)PDF | Size:
66 KB April 2008
Finding
Legal Services (ref 31)PDF | Size:
60 KB October 2007
Foundation
- Home Improvement Agency (ref 58)PDF | Size:
62 KB September 2008
Getting
Your Council Tax Reduced (ref 15)PDF | Size:
66 KB July 2005
Handing
on a Tenancy (ref 04)PDF | Size:
57 KB March 2008
Homebuy
and Shared Ownership (ref 01)PDF | Size:
73 KB December 2008
Homeshare
(ref 48)PDF | Size:
59 KB July 2007
Houses
In Multiple Occupation (ref 46)PDF
| Size: 66 KB March 2010
Housing
Association Management of Private Sector Properties (ref 28)PDF | Size:
72 KB February 2009
Housing
Benefit (ref 08)PDF | Size:
63 KB January 2008
Housing
Benefit and Higher Rent Levels (ref 32)PDF | Size:
60 KB April 2008
Housing
Benefit Restrictions (ref 27)PDF | Size:
70KB March 2008
Housing
Benefits and Shared Ownership (ref 29)PDF | Size:
59 KB December 2008
Housing
on the Health and Social Care Agendan(ref 64)PDF
| Size: 74 KB November 2009
Housing
and Social Services - Joint Assessments (ref 22)PDF | Size:
74 KB July 2002
The
Human Rights Act and Housing (ref 37)PDF | Size:
67 KB March 2008
The Implications of Budget Cuts and Welfare Reform on Housing (ref 65)PDF
| Size: 84 KB April 2011
Incapacity
Benefit and Severe Disability Allowance (ref 16)PDF
| Size: 106 KB May 2011
Income
Support (ref 09)PDF | Size:
72 KB January 2009
Independent
Living Funds (ref 10)PDF
| Size: 70 KB March 2010
Independent
Mental Capacity Advocate (ref 55)PDF | Size:
66 KB April 2008
Inspection
and Monitoring - Who Does What? (ref 60)PDF
| Size: 68 KB December 2009
Local
Housing Allowance (ref 42)PDF | Size:
70 KB February 2009
Low-Cost
Home Ownership and Private Sector Options (ref 34)PDF | Size:
85 KB May 2007
The
Mental Capacity Act and Housing (ref 38)PDF | Size:
69 KB October 2007
Mobility
Schemes for Social Housing Tenants (ref 12)PDF | Size:
66 KB October 2007
Non
Rental Charges to Tenants (ref 20)PDF
| Size: 125 KB April 2010
Options
for Parents Using Their Property (ref 02)PDF | Size:
68 KB June 2005
Ordinary
Residence (ref 35)PDF
| Size: 117 KB March 2010
Ordinary
Residence and a Choice of Where You Live (ref 63)PDF
| Size: 117 KB November 2009
Pension
Credit (ref 39)PDF | Size:
67 KB March 2008
Planning
Permission (ref 57)PDF
| Size: 68 KB March 2010
Power
of Attorney (ref 06)PDF | Size:
62 KB March 2008
Repairs,
Improvements and Adaptations (ref 17)PDF | Size:
76 KB July 2007
Self-Directed
Support and Individualised Budgets (ref 45)PDF | Size:
64 KB January 2009
Social
Services Duties to Provide Housing (ref 19)PDF | Size:
76 KB June 2002
A
Strategy for the Supporting People Programme (ref 44)PDF | Size:
75 KB January 2006
Supported
Housing and High Rents (ref 49)PDF | Size:
61 KB October 2007
Supported
Living (ref 14)PDF | Size:
67 KB December 2005
Supporting
People Grant (ref 36)PDF
| Size: 68 KB November 2009
Tenancy
and Capacity (ref 18)PDF | Size:
74 KB October 2007
Transition
(ref 33)PDF | Size:
73 KB December 2008
When
Does a Care Home Have to Become Registered? (ref 24)PDF
| Size: 70 KB November 2009
