Summer schools will reach just eight per cent of pupils

Labour analysis reveals that the government’s summer schools will reach just eight per cent of pupils across England.

Tree planting rates to treble by end of this Parliament

Environment Secretary George Eustice is expected to set out government plans to treble tree planting rates over the course of this Parliament.

20,000 fly-tipping incidents for councils a week

Local authorities were forced to clear up just under one million fly-tipping incidents last year.

Pandemic could create surge in substandard conversions

The LGA has warned that office blocks that are left empty following the coronavirus pandemic risk being turned into potential substandard housing.

£200m in next stage of rough sleeping programme

More rough sleepers are set to be helped off the streets and into safe accommodation thanks to a further £203 million funding.

London’s highway maintenance backlog surpasses £1bn

A new report has warned that the cost of the London’s road maintenance backlog has now reached more than £1 billion.  

MHCLG launches the Commonhold Council

Robert Jenrick has launched the Commonhold Council, which will inform the government on the future of this type of homeownership.

Funding for green social prescribing aids recovery

At least 7,500 people will be connected to nature for their health and well-being, thanks to ten innovative green social prescribing projects.

Newham Council to convert to green vehicles

Newham Council has approved plans to replace the first wave of 210 council vehicles with greener models.

End the need for food banks for good, says Trussell Trust

The Trussell Trust is calling for government at all levels to commit to working to end the need for food banks for good.

London surpasses annual affordable homes target

13,318 genuinely-affordable homes were started in the capital last year despite the disruption and delays caused by the pandemic and Brexit.

Levelling-up should include societal aspects of prosperity

The Legatum Institute has published an assessment of institutional, economic, and social well-being across the country’s 379 local authorities.

Public want NHS at centre of ‘build back better’ plans

A survey has found that more than half of the British public want the government to focus on the NHS as part of its ‘building back better’ pledge.

Ring-fence funding for ‘social plumbing’ to level up UK

The Bennett Institute for Public Policy has called for 25 per cent of both the Levelling Up and Towns funds to be earmarked for ‘social infrastructure’.

Longer notice periods for renters in place until October

Renters will continue to be supported as national restrictions ease, with longer notice periods in place until at least October.

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