Change of telephone number - 5 Aug 2010
We are making a few changes to the way that you can contact us. To streamline the service there will now be one telephone number and one email address. To call us dial 0191 4247913 or email at accreditationscheme@southtyneside.gov.uk

Government proposes changes to LHA - 1 Jul 2010
In the recent emergency budget the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced changes in the way that local housing allowance is to be calculated.

Boiler Scrappage Scheme Hits Target - 30 Mar 2010
End to new vouchers as the boiler scrappage scheme meets its 125,000 aimEnergy and Climate Change Minister, Lord Hunt, has today welcomed the massive take up of the Government's boiler scrappage scheme, with all the vouchers available having now been allocated to householders across England. The scheme is now closed to new

Boiler Scrappage Scheme - 5 Jan 2010
Boiler scrappage scheme - Get £400 off a new A-rated boiler or renewable heat technology, when you scrap your old, inefficient G-rated boilerThere are currently around three and a half million homes in England with the very least efficient type of boiler (G-rated or worse). To address this the Government is

Government launches consultation on PRS - 21 May 2009
 Government launches consultation on PRSLast year the government launched consultation on the private rented sector (PRS) following the Rugg review. Entitled "The private rented sector: professionalism and quality" the report sought the views of stakeholders over the future format of