Local authorities have welcomed Government measures to prevent housing fraud and to boost confidence that social homes are being allocated fairly. New guidance makes clear that the priority must be given to people in the greatest need for housing but it also strengthens councils’ freedom to react to specific local needs.
The public spending watchdog, the Audit Commission, has opened consultations on the way it assesses strategic housing services. It is proposing an updated key line of enquiry to give a broader view of how housing links to other local issues such as economic development and sustainability.
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Trials have been launched of personal health budgets which make it easier for patients to get the NHS care that they think will help them. They are complementary to direct payments and personal budgets for care and support from social services. They have been introduced because many people have said that having more say over how money gets spent on their care and support makes them feel more involved and more positive and it does not cost any more than providing services in the normal way.
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