Tenants Save Half A Million Pounds through Housing Provider's Scheme

A housing provider's scheme to help people in fuel poverty and facing financial difficulties has saved its tenants nearly half a million pounds of debt in just over a year. Liverpool Mutual Homes partnered with social enterprise organisation Local Solutions to promote a fuel debt, energy efficiency and money advice service to support residents. Tenants have saved a combined £454,356 in 13 months, the majority coming from officers helping residents apply for grants. Read more on 24dash.

Social Landlord Backs Motion To Help Those Hit by Bedroom Tax

A social landlord is backing a Parliamentary motion to increase Discretionary Housing Allowance (DHA) funding in the face of the coming bedroom tax. Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH) is getting behind Stockport MP Ann Coffey's motion titled 'Under-occupancy Penalty and the Vulnerable', which is calling on the Government to increase central DHA funding. The motion cites concerns that withdrawing housing benefit from social housing tenants with unoccupied bedrooms will hit the poor, the vulnerable and the disabled hardest, and also recognises that housing associations and councils have a shortage of smaller properties, preventing tenants from downsizing.  Read more on the Housing Excellence website.