Number of substandard road bridges continues to rise

The number of substandard road bridges managed by councils has risen for the second year running, with a shortage of staff to carry out inspections.

Council urge for simplified free school meals process

More than a million additional school children could receive free school meals if the sign-up process for the scheme was simplified.

Reduced funding risks undermining homelessness prevention

London boroughs have warned that reduced government funding risks undermining homelessness prevention work in the capital.

Housing First scheme in West Midlands helps 500 homeless

A pioneering scheme to take rough sleepers off the street and into housing has now helped more than 500 people in the West Midlands.

Strategy targets tenfold expansion in chargepoints by 2030

The government has unveiled plans to reach 300,000 public electric vehicle chargepoints by 2030, almost five times the number of fuel pumps on our roads today.

Spiralling fuel prices impacting on school transport services

Spiralling fuel prices are impacting on school transport services, with local authorities set to have to pay providers significantly more.

New law to resolve remaining commercial rent debts

Paul Scully has confirmed that a new law is now in place to help resolve certain remaining commercial rent debts accrued because of the pandemic.

Time to ‘plug the gap’ between EV ambition and delivery

The SMMT has called for all stakeholders to ‘plug the gap’ between electrical vehicle ambition and delivery, to make Britain a world leader in zero emission mobility.

1.3 million people could be in absolute poverty next year

The Chancellor’s failure to address the cost of living crisis means that absolute poverty is expected to rise by 1.3 million people next year.

Over 500 new Changing Places toilets to be built

Thousands of disabled people who need specialised facilities when they are out and about will benefit from over 500 new Changing Places toilets.

Calls for extension of local outbreak management funding

Councils and Directors of Public Health are calling for an urgent extension of local outbreak management funding due to rising rates of coronavirus

Tax cuts to support families with cost of living

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced tax cut for nearly 30 million UK workers through rise in National Insurance thresholds.

All schools to have high speed internet by 2025

Every school in England will have access to high speed internet by 2025, as part of the latest plans to roll out lightning-fast gigabit broadband across the UK.

Digital government services delivering for citizens

Citizens have called for the government to build on its digital services by providing the likes of online election voting, according to a new poll from Gemserv.

Employment programmes at risk when EU funds end

New jobs and skills training are at risk of delay or being lost altogether due to a looming funding gap when existing European funding runs out.

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