22/03/2018 - 14:09
Five new Regional Adoption Agencies have been granted £3.4 million as part of the government’s ambition to create a world-leading adoption system.
22/03/2018 - 10:13
Homelessness Minister Heather Wheeler has announced that councils are set to receive a share of £215 million to prevent homelessness.
21/03/2018 - 15:23
Sajid Javid has announced that Greater Manchester, the West of England and Oxfordshire will receive shares of nearly £300 million for new homes.
21/03/2018 - 14:23
A planned merger between Somerset’s West Somerset and Taunton Deane Borough councils has been approved despite growing criticism.
21/03/2018 - 12:00
The CIH has revealed that government investment in building new homes has plummeted while spending on housing benefit has soared.
21/03/2018 - 10:53
Alun Davies has published plans that could see Wales' 22 councils merged to as few as ten, as part of local government reform proposals.
21/03/2018 - 10:16
Rural areas could lose out on investment for affordable homes as a result of planning changes allowing more new homes to avoid local approval.
21/03/2018 - 09:46
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt confirmed that any new system of funding social care will be capped and pledged further support for struggling councils.
20/03/2018 - 11:18
The government should consider scrapping the current ‘regressive’ council tax system in favour of a fairer system.
20/03/2018 - 09:51
Under-funded local authorities report that more than 24,400 miles of road are identified as needing essential maintenance in the next year.
19/03/2018 - 16:07
The government has announced that more English communities will have free access to guidance to help make their neighbourhood vision a reality.
19/03/2018 - 11:08
London Councils has revealed that London boroughs are set to deliver over 2,600 charging points across the capital in the next financial year.
19/03/2018 - 10:30
The LGA has warned that the number of hospital admissions due to an older person falling is set to rise to nearly 1,000 a day by the end of the decade.
19/03/2018 - 09:57
The Department for Education has announced a £26 million investment to run morning clubs in schools in the most disadvantaged areas.
16/03/2018 - 16:02
Research has found that the number of state secondary schools falling into deficit has almost trebled in the last four years to more than a quarter.
