£50m additional funding to reduce crime in London

Sadiq Khan has announced a new comprehensive investment package of almost £50 million to tackle crime and the complex causes of crime.

Record funding to support social care

Care providers, residents and staff will all benefit from additional funding, totalling £1.4 billion, to support the social care sector.

Billions available for councils to build back better

Councils will receive £53.9bn in funding for the coming financial year, including more than £1bn of additional funding for social care.

Half of UK families £110 worse off a year

The top five per cent of families have gotten richer by £3,300 a year, while the poorest 50 per cent have had their incomes squeezed by £110.

Councils warn of tax rises in 2022 despite funding injection

Leaders of England’s largest councils have warned that that they will have to reluctantly raise council tax next year to keep local services running.

Clear direction for county devolution deals needed

The long-awaited levelling up white paper should include a framework for how the government will negotiate devolution deals with county areas.

Northern leaders suggest more powers to metro mayors

Levelling up northern towns must focus on helping local people access well-paid, skilled jobs in order to drive up wages and productivity.

Government levelling up paper likely to be delayed to 2022

It has been confirmed that the government's white paper on ‘levelling up’ all regions of the UK is likely to be delayed until next

£2m for high street recovery in 15 London boroughs

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced the 15 projects receiving more than £2 million in funding through his High Streets for All Challenge.

Welsh fund to tackle loneliness and isolation launched

A fund to tackle loneliness and social isolation will help grass root organisations bring communities together across Wales.

Kickstart scheme not delivering value for money

The National Audit Office has reported that Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s flagship Kickstart scheme may not be delivering value for money.

‘Dementia tax’ will hit families in Midlands and North hardest

Labour saysthat the government’s ‘working-class dementia tax’ will disproportionately hit families in the Midlands and the North of England.

One in 10 families will struggle to cover basics this winter

New research on the cost of living crunch by Citizens Advice reveals one in ten families are facing financial crisis this winter.

Spending in care not enough to support everyone

Social care-providing authorities are now spending more than 60 per cent of their outgoings on essential services.

Fourteen ‘brownfield’ sites have been identified for nearly 3,000 new homes in the Liverpool City Region.

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