24/02/2020 - 09:47
The crisis in adult social care risks creating a ‘system for the rich’ that leaves poor communities unable to get the access they need.
24/02/2020 - 09:25
Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has announced a range of measures to further support the public sector workforce in Scotland.
24/02/2020 - 09:16
More than half of residents think their council should have powers to choose to introduce a local tourism levy.
24/02/2020 - 06:45
Funding pressures have forced councils to overspend on children’s social care budgets by more than £3 billion in the past five years.
21/02/2020 - 12:40
New research from IPPR North has argued that the centralisation of power in Westminster is unfairly holding all of England back.
21/02/2020 - 10:44
Andy Burnham has called for the government to give towns, cities and regions across the UK more power to control their own destinies.
21/02/2020 - 09:25
Local authorities will still face a funding shortfall of £19 billion over the next five years, despite expected increases in council tax.
20/02/2020 - 10:56
Somerset County Council has created a £1 million climate change fund, thought to be the biggest investment of its kind.
19/02/2020 - 11:22
Three new projects will help to place the West Midlands as a global leader in the field of low-carbon energy, following government funding.
19/02/2020 - 09:36
Grants, council tax relief and business rate relief have been announced for people and businesses in areas affected by flooding.
18/02/2020 - 14:56
New research has found that closing a loophole in the UK’s asylum policy could benefit the public purse by millions of pounds each year.
18/02/2020 - 12:01
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities has warned that the Scottish Government’s Budget will hit vulnerable communities the hardest.
18/02/2020 - 09:53
New research from the Institute of Alcohol Studies has claimed that higher alcohol taxes could benefit disadvantaged groups.
18/02/2020 - 09:45
Just over one per cent of government infrastructure spending in England will go towards flood defences.
18/02/2020 - 09:38
Julie James has announced that a further £24 million is being injected immediately into building more new affordable homes in Wales.
