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  1. Factsheet - Finding private rented accommodation (PDF)

    means it can be easier to evict you and require you to leave the property. Most private landlords grant assured shorthold tenancies, which can be ended on a ‘no fault’ basis after six months, or at the ... rented home ⚫ what happens at the end of a tenancy ⚫ what to do if things go wrong. If you were granted an assured shorthold tenancy on or after 1 October 2015, your landlord cannot bring your tenancy

  2. APPG - Report Decent Accessible Homes - Older People.pdf

    wellbeing. 8. Increase funding of the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) Government must continue to increase the funding of the Disabled Facilities Grant to support more vulnerable older people to remain living ... their homes and improve the delivery and administration of grants to reduce waiting times. 9. Ensure Housing, Health and Wellbeing Grants work for older people The Government must take stronger actions

  3. Factsheet - Council and housing association housing (PDF)

    the landlord refuses to carry out the repairs. 7 Joint and sole tenancies Social landlords usually grant joint tenancies to couples (including samesex couples) and may offer joint tenancies in other circumstances ... fellow tenant’s death. Previous allocations guidance told local authorities they should normally grant joint tenancies ‘where household members have long-term commitments to the home’. This included couples

  4. Factsheet - Home improvements and repairs (PDF)

    Page 2 of 26 Contents 1 Recent developments 4 2 Local authority help 4 2.1 Grants and loans 4 2.1.1 Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) 4 2.1.2 Housing Renewal Assistance 6 2.2 Help from social services 7 ... authorities may target some assistance towards specific groups. 2.1 Grants and loans 2.1.1 Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) This grant is provided by local authorities to pay for adaptations to a disabled

  5. FS08 LP Council and housing association housing.pdf

    and housing association housing Page 11 of 28 7 Joint and sole tenancies Social landlords usually grant joint tenancies to couples (including same-sex couples) and may offer joint tenancies in other circumstances ... fellow tenant’s death. Previous allocations guidance told local authorities they should normally grant joint tenancies ‘where household members have long-term commitments to the home’. This included couples

  6. FS8 Council and housing association housing.pdf

    the landlord refuses to carry out the repairs. 7 Joint and sole tenancies Social landlords usually grant joint tenancies to couples (including samesex couples) and may offer joint tenancies in other circumstances ... fellow tenant’s death. Previous allocations guidance told local authorities they should normally grant joint tenancies ‘where household members have long-term commitments to the home’. This included couples

  7. FS67 LP Home improvements and repairs.pdf

    Page 2 of 34 Contents 1 Recent developments 4 2 Local authority help 4 2.1 Grants and loans 4 2.1.1 Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) 4 2.1.2 Housing Renewal Assistance 7 2.2 Help from social services 8 ... authorities may target some assistance towards specific groups. 2.1 Grants and loans 2.1.1 Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) This grant is provided by local authorities to pay for adaptations to a disabled

  8. Report of Trustees and Annual Accounts 2011-12 (PDF)

    fundraising and trading activities. Our charitable expenditure grew to over £80 million, with our grant-giving locally and internationally increasing by over £6 million. This year, 2012, is proving to ... conditions through new and existing research partnerships and collaborations, including: • a £500,000 grant for phase 2 of The Disconnected Mind, a major research project into cognitive ageing • £100,000 a

  9. Age_UK_response_on_longer_tenancies_in_the_private_rented_sector.pdf

    adaptations and independent living. If would be insufficient to allow eligibility for a Disabled Facilities Grant. We also have concerns that the proposed six-month break clause will undermine the possible benefits ... adaptations are still very difficult to secure.  The current review of the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) should examine how more older and disabled private tenants could receive help with adaptations

  10. Annual Review 2011-12 (PDF)

    conditions and have sustained our existing portfolio of research projects under our peer-reviewed, grant-funded, Research into Ageing programme over the last year. The projects we help fund will increase ... methods of prevention, treatment, diagnosis and management. In November 2011 we launched the next grant round for research to improve the health and wellbeing of older people. Investigating the impact of

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