Birmingham planning to purchase homes for Ukrainian and Afghan citizens

Cllr Sharon Thompson: “These homes will be used for temporary accommodation and will not give any of the families greater priority under our allocation policy than other homeless families"

Sunak splits BEIS, creates new Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero

Reshuffle sees Grant Shapps appointed as new Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero as Kemi Badenoch becomes Business and Trade Secretary

Croydon, Thurrock and Slough Councils to raise tax threshold

The government has given Croydon Council permission to increase council tax by an additional 10 per cent on top of the five per cent already permitted without re

Local Government Finance Settlement: Core spending power increased to £60bn

The final local government finance settlement (2023/24) has been set at £60 billion, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has confirmed.

£32m funding for heat networks

The new scheme will help replace out of date equipment with energy efficient alternatives such as replacement pumps, pipe insulation and underfloor heating controls.

Fusion programme delivery body and prototype plant announced

Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd (UKIFS) will be formed over the next 18 months to deliver a prototype fusion energy plant at West Burton in Nottinghamshire.

Children’s Social Care Strategy to provide workforce support

Despite funding concerns, the government's wide-ranging Children’s Social Care Implementation Strategy announced last week has been met with a positive response from local government leaders.

£200m fund for active travel

Active Travel England is inviting local authorities in England to bid for part of a £200m fund for improvements which enable people to choose walking and cycling.

Barnet Council brings 330 staff back in house after ten year Capita 'experiment'

Capita Re staff in trading standards, environmental health, planning highways and other regulatory services will be transferred back in house on 1 April

Unemployment figures hide 'economically inactive'

UK unemployment triples from 3.7 per cent to 12.1 per cent when including three million economically inactive people, according to Cities Outlook 2023 - the latest report from the Centre for Cities.

New North Yorkshire Council will adopt Armed Forces covenant

The new North Yorkshire Council is set to adopt the Armed Forces covenant that was first signed in the county in 2011.

LGA: Vulnerable people hit hardest by cost of living crisis

Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that around a quarter of adults were struggling to stay warm in the last month.

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