Housing experts have called for the Government to
increase the amount of cash it has pledged to support people affected by
welfare reform. The Chartered Institute for Housing (CIH) said the
Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) fund should be increased to £250m in
2015/16. Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement announced that the
Government would only provide £40m for DHP payments in each of the next two
financial years. Read more on the
LocalGov website.
Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof |
Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
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