King's Speech confirms Bills supporting new social homes

King’s speech includes SEND legislation but plans for more disability benefit cuts are dropped… for now

The government included a bill to reform the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in yesterday’s king’s speech, but it also signalled a delay to any plans for further cuts to disability benefits. The education for all bill follows the publication […]

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The Government’s legislative programme announced today aims to address nationally identified priorities, such as national security and living standards. However, there were some relevant announcements for the housing sector in the North. These announcements include: a Social Housing Renewal Bill to protect social housing stock by enacting Right to Buy reforms and giving housing providers greater confidence to build new homes. plans to reform th…

King's Speech confirms Bills supporting new social homes

The King’s Speech has confirmed two major pieces of legislation in the form of Bills to “protect existing social housing stock and incentivise the building of the building of more social homes” (the Social Housing Renewal Bill), and a Remediation Bill bringing in new deadlines for remedying unsafe cladding.   The Social Housing Renewal Bill […] The post King’s Speech confirms Bills supporting new social home building and enforces Remediation dea…

CYPMHC response to the King’s speech

We welcome plans to reform the outdated SEND support system through the Education for All Bill, confirmed in yesterdays Kings Speech. Any changes must continue to support children experiencing mental ill health and ensure those with the greatest needs receive the highest level of support. We are responding to the SEND reform consultation in collaboration with the Schools Wellbeing Partnership to… Source

Gingerbread’s response to the King’s Speech

In today’s King’s Speech, His Majesty King Charles outlined the government’s legislative priorities for the year ahead but, disappointingly, plans to reform the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) were missing from the agenda. What is the King’s speech? The King’s Speech takes place at the State Opening of Parliament and marks the beginning of a new parliamentary year or “session.” It is delivered by the Monarch, but written by the government, and i…