Wales to consider visitor levy later this year

The Welsh Government has confirmed a consultation on proposals for a local visitor levy will launch in autumn 2022.

£174 million to provide homes for 2,900 rough sleepers

Rough sleepers across the country will be supported off the streets and into long-term homes with £174 million funding boost.

Adult unpaid carers feel ignored by the government

The overwhelming majority of unpaid carers believe that ‘successive governments have ignored the needs of unpaid carers for a long time’.

Regional disparity in smoking household rates

New analysis of national data has found that the proportion of smokers living in poverty is highest in the north and Midlands.

£8.1bn Welsh investment to support green infrastructure

Wales’ new Infrastructure Investment Strategy, underpinned by £8.1 billion over the next three years, seeks to move public services towards zero carbon.

New plans set out to slash red tape from 5G roll out

Street lights and bus shelters will host more mobile network equipment to boost mobile coverage as part of a new scheme to install more 4G and 5G kit.

Attempts to move civil servants out of London have stalled

A new report by the Onward think tank has claimed that ministers’ efforts to relocate large numbers of civil servants out of London are going

Funding for social housing energy efficiency upgrades

Thousands of social housing tenants will have their energy bills cut and homes made warmer as the government improves energy efficiency.

Councils given access to a share of £54.1bn in funding

Councils will have access to a share of £54.1 billion in funding for the coming financial year, including more than £1 billion for social care.

New Code of Practice to level out parking charges

Motorists are set to benefit from a government crackdown on rogue parking firms which will see fines slashed and a clearer appeals system created.

New greenfield housing remains designed around cars

Transport for New Homes has found that housing developments on former farmland are adding hundreds of thousands of extra car journeys to England’s roads.

NHS mental health access for children a ‘postcode lottery’

The Children’s Commissioner for England has claimed that children’s access to specialist NHS mental health services remains ‘a postcode lottery’.

Council spend on all culture halved across England

The Public Campaign for the Arts has found that local authority expenditure on all cultural services has halved across England since 2009-10.

150 new jobcentres and Youth Hubs now open

Thousands more jobseekers can now access tailored face-to-face job support and meet local employers as 150 new jobcentres are opened.

£350 boost for millions to help with rising energy costs

Rishi Sunak has announced that millions of households will receive £350 of government support to help protect them from rising energy costs.

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