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The Glasgow Herald (David Leask) reported on the 30th August that ‘It now appears some two-thirds of Glasgow tenants – in 46,272 of its current 69,395 houses – will remain in a “rump GHA”.’
The details are:
3% (=2,097) of Glasgow Housing Association houses are up for ballot (November 2008) on second stage transfer to a community [...]
Quick Guide to Employment Support Allowance (ESA)
ESA comes into force on 27th October 2008. It:
replaces Incapacity Benefit for new claimants; and
replaces Income Support on the basis of being unfit for work (only)
for new claimants as of 27th October 2008.
So note this makes it important to appeal if rejected for IB or IS unfit [...]
Had a benefits decision go the wrong way? Remember to lodge an appeal. In most circumstances you have nothing to lose from an appeal, and appeals often win. You normally only have one month to do that though, so be quick. (There are many exceptions allowed, so consider still appealing even if outside the time [...]
Quick Guide to Local Housing Allowance of Housing Benefit
Local Housing Allowance limits the maximum Housing Benefit you can receive in the private rented sector.
If you can rent a place cheaply though, you could pocket up to £15 per week of the saved Housing Benefit in cash.
Important Point
Local Housing Allowance is a new method of establishing [...]
From a discussion at Glasgow Residents Network Community Organising Event 1st June 2008.
Note
1) That Local Housing Organisations are rumoured as of June 2008 to be under threat of abolition by Glasgow Housing Association..
Glasgow Housing Association
Glasgow Housing Association is a quango (Quasi Non Governmental Organisation) under the control of the Scottish Government.
It was established six [...]
Praxis is currently meeting fortnightly in Glasgow, and our members are involved in numerous different projects. The primary focus currently is on building tenants/residents associations in the North of Glasgow, as part of the Glasgow Residents Network. This includes campaigning around the issue of water pressure problems in the high flats, an issue that applies [...]
[A praxis discussion document presented on 14th November 2007 .
Note here that 'working class' is used in its wider economic (=proletariat) sense.
Also note that while the risks of co-option from becoming involved in popular struggles are not dealt with here, the idea is that the Praxis organisation will not itself directly engage in reformist struggles, [...]
An open Praxis workshop was held on Saturday 12th May 2007 in Glasgow City Centre. Thanks to Glasgow’s Radical Independent Bookfair for kindly hosting that. There was good attendandance and a positive and encouraging open discussion loosely based around the workshop talking points below.
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Praxis workshop
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