News Tag: grant
July 27, 2009
The government has launched a new fund to help struggling voluntary organisations through the recession.
Any UK charity that offers services to vulnerable and disadvantaged people can now apply for a grant of up to £250,000 from the £16.7 million Hardship Fund.
Organisations applying for a grant must be suffering financial difficulties that impact their ability to provide housing support, health care, social care, ...
Hardship Fund helps recession-hit charities
by David Masters
December 19, 2008
The National Audit Office (NAO) is asserting that councils are rejecting planning applications in order to meet Government targets that offer rewards for speeding up the process.
In a report published this week, the public spending watchdog suggests that targets demanded to qualify for grant funding actually encourage local authorities to reject planning applications, especially the more complex ones.
The Government has ...
Councils reject planning applications to secure funding
by Gill Montia
September 19, 2008
The National Housing Federation (NHF), a body which represents 1,300 not-for-profit housing associations in England, has warned the Government that it will miss its 2020 house building target by up to nine years, unless further measures to support the country's ailing property market are introduced.
According to the NHF, failure to act could mean only around 1.6 million new homes will ...
Government house building target nine years adrift
by Gill Montia
