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At the beginning of July, the Government delivered the Summer Budget which proposed changes to welfare and benefits including tax credits, housing benefit, the National Living Wage and social housing rents.
Nottingham City Council has set up a group which brings together officers from across council departments to investigate the impact of the proposed changes on Nottingham’s citizens and the Council.
The group are looking to hold two focus groups to help identify the predicted impacts on citizens.
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The
group want to talk Nottingham citizens between the ages of 18-60 with one or
more of the following household/income circumstances:
- those who have 2 or more children living in either social housing or in private rented accommodation
- those with tax credits as part of their household income (single parent or two parent families)
- those who are currently unemployed (not retired)
- those aged 18-25 who are jobseekers, in education or training
During the focus group you will be given further information about the proposed changes and then as part of the discussion, you will be asked to think about what the impact would be on your household if those changes were introduced.
If
you would like to be involved in these discussions you will need to be
available to attend one of the following discussion groups:
Tuesday
1st September 2015
10.00am
– 12.00pm
Nottingham
City Council
Loxley
House
Station
Street
Nottingham
or
Tuesday
1st September 2015
17:30pm
– 19:30pm
Nottingham
City Council
Loxley
House
Station
Street
Nottingham
If you are interested in taking part or have any questions, please email Zoe McAtamney at engage@nottinghamcity.gov.uk, contact by telephone on 0115 876 4871 or write to Research, Engagement and Consultation, Early Intervention, Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG to express an interest by 5pm on Friday 28th August 2015 stating which discussion group you would like to attend and how you meet the required household/income circumstances.
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