The Local Government Association has called for continued funding for the Troubled Families programme after an evaluation found the scheme has helped hundreds of thousands of families.
Assessors working for Lambeth, Kingston and Barking and Dagenham created false housing benefit claims over a period of six years
The Human City Institute has published a report addressing the diversity of the social tenants over the last two decades.
Councils across England are to receive a share of £9.75 million to help cleani up high streets and town centres, Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP confirmed.
New figures from the National Crime Agency show that referrals of potential victims of modern slavery made by councils have soared ninefold in five
The numbers are worst for local NHS bodies such as Clinical Commissioning Groups and Hospital Trusts, where 38% did not have proper arrangements.
CIPFA’s council tax survey also finds the significant gap between the increases in different parts of Wales
The Chancellor Phillip Hammond's short Spring Statement set out further steps the Government is taking to attempt to fix the 'broken' housing market.
92 per cent of councils say more support from government is needed if they are to return to being major housebuilders
The extra sites being released to developers follows the news that Homes England has agreed a partnership with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to develop land being released by the Ministry of Defence.
Schools do not have the ability or the resources to counter the complex societal problems behind the rise in knife crime, an Ofsted report finds
Local authorities are encouraged to set more ambitious targets for electric car charging points, as well as encouraging low emission fuels and electric cars.