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Tenants And Residents Organisation Of England (TAROE)
Jackson House
2nd Avenue
Runcorn
WA7 2PD
W: www.taroe.org
Tel: 01928 701 001
Fax: 01928 790 281

Defend Council Housing
c/o PO Box 33519
London E8 4XW
T: 020 7987 9989
E: info@defendcouncilhousing.org.uk
W: www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk

Welsh Assembly
www.cymru.gov.uk

Scottish Executive
www.scotland.gov.uk

Housing academics and workers
www.housingnet.co.uk

Inside Housing
www.insidehousing.co.uk

National Housing Federation
www.housing.org.uk

TUC Touchstone blog
www.touchstoneblog.org.uk

Shelter
www.shelter.org.uk

Chartered Institute of Housing
www.cih.org

Homes and Communities Agency
www.homesandcommunities.co.uk

Tenants Services Authority
www.tenantservicesauthority.org

Department for Communities and Local Government
www.communities.gov.uk

Public sector pension talks jeopardised by naive playground tactics

UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, today rounded on Government ministers for putting public sector pension talks in "jeopardy" by their "naive tactics" and apparent lack of negotiating skills. And called on them to abandon the playground games and get serious.

Industrial action by sister unions on 30 June

The PCS, NUT, UCU and ATL will be taking industrial action on 30 June over pensions and other issues.

Government will use Hutton report to raid public sector pensions

UNISON chief, Dave Prentis, is warning that the Government will use today's Hutton report as a Trojan horse to raid the pensions of millions of public sector workers. The union is sending out a message to its 1.4m members warning that industrial action is now one step closer.

Hutton pensions report brings industrial action closer

UNISON, the UK's largest union today warned that the Hutton report will bring the threat of industrial action closer, as the union's members reel from pay freezes and job cuts.

The Today Programme - Dave Prentis on the Hutton Report

UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, warns, on BBC Radio 4, Today, that the Government "is coming for public sector pensions".

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Housing News

Housing documents

Why Universal Credit is an issue for local government

Why Universal Credit is an issue for local government - briefing
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UNISON briefing on Welfare Reform Bill

This briefing highlights UNISON's concerns about how Housing Benefit services will be incorporated into the new Universal Credit. It calls for local authorities to retain responsibility for the housing cost component of Universal Credit and work closely with the Department for Works and Pensions (DWP) to deliver the best possible and efficient service.
Link to a PDF document on this siteUNISON briefing on Welfare Reform Bill

UNISON briefing on Coalition housing policies

This paper provides an overview and analysis of the Coalition government’s policies and their implications.
Link to a PDF document on this siteUNISON briefing on Coalition housing policies

A new generation of council housing

Report by APSE for UNISON on the way ahead for building new council housing - part of A Million Voices for a Million Homes campaign.
Link to a PDF document on this siteA new generation of council housing
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