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How to Proactively Tackle Housing Benefit Overpayments

January 13, 2016

Housing Benefits Overpayments cost the UK £1.28 billion last year. This article provides tips for local authorities on how to proactively recover housing benefit overpayments from debtors using data analysis and providing multi-channel options for payment...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: HBOP, housing benefit overpayments, housing benefits

Destin Solutions Awarded G-Cloud Supplier Status

December 2, 2015

We are delighted to announce that Destin Solutions has been accepted onto the Governments G-Cloud 7 programme. As an official supplier on the Digital Marketplace, Destin Solutions’ single view of debt, online procedure manuals and performance management and reporting applications are now available to purchase under lot 3, Software as a Service (SaaS)...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: G-Cloud, G-cloud supplier

How to Manage Changes in Data Law Affecting your Council

November 30, 2015

What can Councils expect from new changes coming into force on laws relating to data and information and how can they plan for it? This blog shares some key insight from Act Now Training's Solicitor, providing some top tips on areas to look at and actions to take to be more prepared...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: changes in data law, freedom of information act, right to be forgotten

The role of Sundry Debt and Miscellaneous Income in the Reform of Local Government

November 23, 2015

Thanks to the age of austerity, reduced government grants, council tax capping, the reduction in the number of chargeable services and a £3.3bn reduction in government funding next year, every penny counts. This blog covers some key insights from Ian Ferguson at Durham County Council on the need for Councils to focus on additional revenue streams to help reform Local Government...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: miscellaneous income, sundry debt, sundry debt and miscellaneous income

The Future of Council Tax and use of discretion

November 16, 2015

How can the use of discretionary housing payments be used to support the collection of Council Tax in the long term? What changes might we see to Council Tax collection in the future? This blog highlights some observations and insights from both Cheshire West and the City of London Corporation...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: council tax, council tax reduction scheme, discretionary housing payments

What to expect from the Business Rates Revaluation

November 9, 2015

This blog provides an update of where the VOA are currently at with their business rates revaluation and what the upcoming deadlines are for completion. We also hear how the roll out in Northern Ireland went and some key outcomes from that implementation...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: business rates, business rates revaluation, rates revaluation

How are Councils coping with Universal Credit and Welfare Reform?

November 2, 2015

This blogs provides an overview from the DWP, Hackney LBC and Croydon LBC on where they are with the roll out of universal credit and welfare reform. Providing some key insights and challenges being faced, this article was put together based on sessions presented at this years IRRV annual conference in Telford...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: universal credit, welfare reform

The Future of Business Rates Retention

October 28, 2015

The Chancellor's announcement that Councils can retain up to 100% of business rates by 2020, came the day before the IRRV's annual conference, this blog captures some of the initial reactions to that news from speakers and their insights into what this could potentially mean for Councils in future...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: business rates, business rates future, business rates retention

Business Rates Valuation Appeals & BADAS Act 2014 Legislative Update

October 2, 2015

Business rates valuation appeals are currently under scrutiny in Scotland to identify if there is a better way to manage the process. This blog article covers some of the feedback given on the topic following a consultation carried out by the Scottish Government as well as a review of the BADAS Act 2014 and the implications of it following it's roll out last year...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: BADAS Act, business rates, business rates appeals, business rates valuation

Tackling Local Authority Challenges with Innovation & Leadership

September 28, 2015

Councils face a number of challenges in delivering services against a backdrop of funding cuts, roll out of welfare reform and higher citizen expectations. It will take great leadership and innovation to successfully meet these challenges head on, our blog provides some insights on who is doing what - taken from sessions at this years IRRV Scottish conference...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: citizens online, delivering services to citizens

Destin Blog

How to Proactively Tackle Housing Benefit Overpayments

Destin Solutions Awarded G-Cloud Supplier Status

How to Manage Changes in Data Law Affecting your Council

The role of Sundry Debt and Miscellaneous Income in the Reform of Local Government

The Future of Council Tax and use of discretion

What to expect from the Business Rates Revaluation

How are Councils coping with Universal Credit and Welfare Reform?

The Future of Business Rates Retention

Business Rates Valuation Appeals & BADAS Act 2014 Legislative Update

Tackling Local Authority Challenges with Innovation & Leadership

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