Millions of children growing up in poverty

Child poverty is becoming the norm in some parts of the UK, with more than half of children living trapped in poverty in some constituencies.

£100 million migration fund to alleviate pressures on councils

The government’s Controlling Migration Fund is to provide an extra £28 million for councils across the country.

£135 million investment in health research

The NHS will form new partnerships to solve some of the biggest issues facing health and social care over the next five years.

£4 million of new investment into Grimsby

The government has unveiled nearly £4 million of new investment into Grimsby as part of the next phase of its pioneering Town Deal.

Independent review into council audits

Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has launched a review into the quality of local authority audits.

West of Britain powerhouse ‘waiting to happen’

A new report has highlighted the potential for a new economic powerhouse in the west of Britain.

Budget gap of up to £15m for East Sussex

A new report from East Sussex County Council has found that the authority will face a budget gap of up to £15 million in 2020/21.

£15bn of dementia patient money spent on social care

People living with dementia have had to spend almost £15bn of their own money on social care since March 2017.

Local Housing Allowance freeze fuelling homelessness

A significant reduction in the number of homes affordable to Londoners receiving LHA over the past four years.

Plough money into social care, not tax cuts

Tax cuts for the rich have deprived the UK public of almost £14bn - which could fund plans to address the social care crisis for two full years.

Somerset using nature to reduce flood risk

Three projects that will use nature to reduce flood risk in and around Somerset are moving forward thanks to £2.53m in European grants.

Extra £7.5m for Nottinghamshire’s looked after children

Nottinghamshire County Council is spending an additional £7.5m this year to meet a sharp rise in the number of children taken into care.

Second phase of Future High Streets Fund begins

Jake Berry has confirmed that more than 50 areas across the country are going through to the second phase of the Future High Streets Fund.

Spending Review must ‘save our roads’, says LGA

Funding councils have been forced to cut from road maintenance budgets since 2010 could have paid for the repair of nearly eight million potholes.

Government remains unaware of LEP impact

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not know how effective £12bn of funding has been for local economic growth.

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