Sunak announces one-year Spending Review

The Chancellor has decided to conduct a one-year Spending Review in order to prioritise the response to coronavirus.

The government has potential to save at least £30bn a year

The Centre for Policy Studies has set out nine ideas which would deliver £30 billion a year to the Treasury without impacting frontline services.

Collaboration needed to fill the strategic planning void

Stronger collaboration between councils, health bodies and business could fill the strategic planning void if the duty to co-operate is axed.

Social care needs to fill more than 100,000 vacancies

Skills for Care has found that the adult social care sector in England still needs to fill around 112,000 job vacancies on any given day.

A million children under restrictions to lose free school meals

Nearly a million children living in areas that are subject to coronavirus restrictions are set to lose access to free school meals over the holidays.

New funding and guidance for supported housing

Housing Minister Kelly Tolhurst has announced new funding for supported housing pilots in priority areas.

Reduced services see unpaid carers pushed to the limit

Family carers are going without crucial services, whilst providing many hours of additional care for loved ones with increasing needs.

Government extends cap on energy bills

An extension to the Energy Price Cap is set to help 11 million households from being overcharged on their energy bills.

Mark Drakeford announces ‘firebreak’ lockdown in Wales

Mark Drakeford has announced that Wales will go into a national ‘firebreak’ lockdown from 23 October until 9 November.

Warning issued over public sector food supply

The supply of food to care homes, schools, hospitals and prisons is at risk unless the government steps in to support struggling wholesalers.

Labour calls for holiday free school meals until Spring

Labour has called on the government to extend the provision of free school meals until the Spring – or face a Commons vote on the issue.

Surge in lockdown recycling collection

The amount of household recycling collected has soared as much as 100 per cent in some council areas during the pandemic.

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