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The Now Traditional April Fool Post 1 Apr 2013 | 12:26 am
Nottingham City Council has organised a demo against the Bedroom Tax while making the poorest pay Council Tax.... Oh. No, that one actually happened didn't it? Erm... John Collins has accused Boots of...
Bedroom Tax - When Is a Two-Bedroom Flat not a Two-Bedroom Flat? 28 Mar 2013 | 02:43 am
I had really mixed feelings over writing this post. As you may have noticed, this blog is normally a little bit critical of Nottingham City Council, both from moral and/or legal viewpoints. So what sh...
Bedroom Tax - Some Thoughts 22 Mar 2013 | 09:07 pm
I went to Nottingham's 'Bedroom Tax' demo last week. Saw the odd NCC councillor and apparently at least one MP popped in too. You might also be aware that NCC has launched it's own petition against it...
By-Election 'Purdah' 19 Mar 2013 | 10:09 pm
There are a couple of by-elections coming up in the City on 4 April, one in Bilborough and the other in Wollaton East & Lenton Abbey. The Bilborough one will probably be a shoo-in for Labour but the W...
Collins In New Battle With the 'Post' 16 Mar 2013 | 11:58 pm
Oh dear, he's off on one again. Yes, Cllr Collins has picked another battle with the Nottingham Post, claiming that they made up a quote from him. I won't put that in speech marks, you'll see why late...
Benefits Certification Returns Qualified by Auditors - Again 15 Feb 2013 | 04:58 pm
NCC has had it's grant claim for Housing and Council Tax Benefits qualified by new auditors KPMG . This seems to be an ongoing issue . Again, the problem appears to be incorrect classification of over...
Discretionary Housing Payments 2013 30 Jan 2013 | 03:14 pm
I've been trying for a while to find the annual circular stating how much authorities would be getting from the government for Discretionary Housing Payments . I have finally found it . This was a les...
Final Decision on Council Tax Benefit Replacement Due 22 Jan 2013 | 05:13 pm
The Full Council is meeting on 28 January to decide, amongst other things, whether to ratify the final version of the Council Tax Benefit replacement which was agreed by Executive Board in December. I...
The IT Crowd 20 Jan 2013 | 11:27 am
Nottingham City Homes has someone running a public blog providing updates on social housing issues and the like. It's quite useful if you're interested in the field so I've added it to the blogroll (t...
Chapman Plays the Striver/Skivers Game for LOLs 9 Jan 2013 | 08:44 am
Deputy Leader Graham Chapman has had the opportunity to pop down to that London and tell the Select Committee on Welfare Reform how bad the government's ideas are. Good stuff. Its how he's chosen to p...
