05/09/2018 - 10:00
Age UK warns that the safety net for elderly people living at home has become dangerously weak, with older people living alone in declining health.
04/09/2018 - 10:02
Somerset County Council has announced a range of proposals to to tackle spending pressures.
04/09/2018 - 09:19
The 30 hours funded childcare offer has led to increased fees for nearly half of parents and is financially hitting providers.
03/09/2018 - 09:08
A surge in demand for sexual health services at a time of cuts to local council funding is leaving the service at risk of collapse.
31/08/2018 - 15:42
The Education Secretary has published a new toolkit to help schools save money to ensure every pound possible is being spent in the classroom.
31/08/2018 - 09:15
Nearly 134,000 children will miss out on a secondary school place by 2023 as a result of the surge in primary school pupils.
30/08/2018 - 11:00
Schools in England are facing a ‘severe shortage’ of teachers ahead of the new academic year.
29/08/2018 - 09:57
England is being ‘left behind’ by a number of developed countries when it comes to funding care for older people.
28/08/2018 - 09:34
The numbers of homeless children that councils are housing in temporary accommodation has increased by 76 per cent in the last seven years.
28/08/2018 - 09:15
A new survey has revealed that 84 per cent of MPs and 76 per cent of peers agree that funding for adult social care should increase.
24/08/2018 - 10:25
A lack of revenue funding and uncertainty over current levels of funding are the main barriers to councils investing in sustainable travel.
23/08/2018 - 16:19
Councils in England overspent by £816 million on protecting vulnerable children in the last financial year.
22/08/2018 - 13:29
Adult social care has saved the NHS almost £60 million through reducing pressures in the last year.
22/08/2018 - 08:00
The government must improve UK infrastructure and avoid the risk of regions being left behind whilst others pull ahead in a two-speed England.
21/08/2018 - 14:40
Local authorities have spent £4,513,607 on cars for mayors, lord mayors, lord provosts and and their equivalents since 2015.
