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Child benefit: tax chief tells families to 'get off backsides' to avoid fines

4 Oct 2013:
Lin Homer says many families set to lose benefit due to new government rules are being inactive about filling in extra forms
Democracy? Not if you're under 25

3 Oct 2013: Letters: David Cameron's pronouncement to stop housing benefit for under-25s unless they 'earn or learn' appears to be aimed at some parallel universe
'What has your university ever done for me?': communicating local impact

Guardian Professional, 3 Oct 2013:
Universities have a direct role in supporting local economies and communities – let's not forget to tell people, says Alex Miles
The best response to gentrification is better council housing

3 Oct 2013: Owen Hatherley: In 1970s London, authorities worked with good local architects to redistribute wealth spatially. The same should be done now
Chattering classes 'to be priced out of Islington housing market'

3 Oct 2013: London borough will soon be preserve of ultra-rich and ultra-poor, says report
Put communities in charge of planning decisions, Conservatives told

2 Oct 2013:
Liam Kelly: Planning powers should be taken from local and national government to fix a broken system, says thinktank head
Keith Hayman obituary

2 Oct 2013: Other lives: A town planner who helped to set up community projects and later established a reputation as an artist
Breast cancer: Asian women breaching a taboo subject

2 Oct 2013:
Asian survivors of breast cancer are helping to break silence in their community and improve services through a support group for patients and healthcare professionals
Is the Conservative party bringing about the end of social housing?

1 Oct 2013: Hannah Fearn: Despite headline homebuilding pledges at the party conferences, this government is forcing housing associations to charge 'affordable rents' that are too pricey for people on low incomes
Arts head: Claire Simpson, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

Guardian Professional, 1 Oct 2013:
The general manager of Belgrade's community and education work on creative resilience and the infectious nature of ambition
Why Labour conference was a watershed moment for housing

Guardian Professional, 30 Sep 2013:
Policies such as a pledge to build 200,000 new homes, were a good start but the party must now stand up to vested interests, says Ed Turner
Top police chiefs warn Mike Barton: be careful about message on drugs

29 Sep 2013:
Durham chief constable's peers say police need to be 'thoughtful about setting clear boundaries' for young people
Cotswold village fights to stay small

29 Sep 2013:
Hook Norton, home of the PM's favourite real ale, is in uproar as new planning regime is accused of ignoring local feeling, reports Daniel Boffey
Child benefit – pension contributions offer a great escape for higher earners

28 Sep 2013: There is good news for thousands of families earning more than £50,000 who feared that new rules meant they would have to pay back some or all of their child benefit money
On housing, Miliband can do better

Guardian Professional, 27 Sep 2013:
Labour's flagship housebuilding announcement that it will build 200,000 properties a year still falls short of meeting demand