Government must act as social care starts to break

The Independent Care Group has renewed its appeal for urgent government action and support as more and more care providers hit difficulties.

Falling wages leaves workers over £1,000 worse off

Data from the ONS shows that the average worker has suffered a pay cut of £1,000 in real terms since the Conservatives have been in power.

Planned Universal Credit cut could push two million into debt

Citizens Advice has warned that the government’s planned £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit cut could push 2.3 million people into debt.

Government launches back to school campaign

The government has launched its back to school and college campaign to set out the experience that students can ‘get back to’ from September.

Report finds vast gaps in rural local youth services

A new report makes clear there are vast gaps in local youth services, with 2.2 million young people living in predominantly rural areas consistently overlooked.

Labour calls for investigation into Tory spending in Hartlepool

Labour’s Deputy Leader has written to the Electoral Commission calling on it to investigate the Conservative Party’s spending in the Hartlepool by-election.

One in three deprived areas locked out of ‘Levelling Up’ funding

New research suggests that more than a third of England’s most deprived areas will not benefit from the government’s £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund.

£50 million to deliver better facilities for T Level students

£50 million will be invested in colleges, schools and sixth forms delivering T levels across England from 2022 to improve and expand teaching spaces and facilities.

Over £2bn of taxpayers’ money protected against fraud

An anti-fraud scheme run by the Cabinet Office has detected or prevented more than £2 billion of fraud since it was launched 25 years ago.

Postcode lottery in home-based social care

New analysis by the IPPR think tank and CF has revealed that as many as 80,000 care home residents could be receiving social care in their own homes.

Legal challenge on Levelling Up Fund to proceed

The High Court has granted permission for a legal challenge to the Levelling Up Fund, which it is argued is funnelling money into Tory constituencies.

Council calls for government planning reform rethink

Hackney Council has said that proposed planning reforms will undermine local democracy, fail to tackle the housing crisis and lead to poorer quality new development.

Scottish Government announce agreement with Green Party

The Scottish Government and the Scottish Green Party Parliamentary Group have agreed to work together over the next five years.

Government opens a triple win upgrade for social housing

Households are set to benefit from warmer, greener social homes, with social housing providers given the chance to bid for government funding.

All schools to receive carbon dioxide monitors

The government has announced that education settings will be provided with carbon dioxide monitors from September, backed by £25 million in funding.

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