Submissions

December 2021: NFA submission

The Regulator of Social Housing has issued a consultation on the proposed Tenant Satisfaction Measures which will form part of their new proactive regulatory regime, but we are still awaiting on legislative change to implement the new regime.

This submission on behalf of our members answers the key questions posed by the LGC inquiry.

NFA submission to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee inquiry into regulation of social housing in England Read More »

November 2020: NFA submission

The NFA responded to this committee inquiry, drawing on evidence from our members, to demonstrate both the impact of the pandemic on homelessness, but also how the government should be consolidating the successes from its Everyone In initiative to end homelessness for good. We call on the government to fund a new wave of local authority housing, reform the private rented sector to prevent it from being a route into homelessness, and provide a long-term funding settlement.

HCLG Committee Inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 coronavirus on homelessness and the private rented sector Read More »

June 2018: NFA submission

The government plans to move existing claimants of working-age benefits across to Universal Credit through a process of managed migration. Our response to the Social Security Advisory Panel’s investigation into these plans draws on findings from our annual survey into Universal Credit. It argues that government should fix the problems with the Universal Credit system before the mass migration of current claimants.

NFA submission to the Social Security Advisory Committee investigation into proposals for migration of existing working-age income-related benefits to UC Read More »

November 2013: NFA briefing

This paper makes the case for a change in borrowing rules for council housing providers. It argues that council house building should share the same financial basis as Housing Associations. This would boost councils’ capacity to invest in new homes, with many direct and indirect benefits for local and national job markets.

Treating council housing fairly Read More »