Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
08/04/2016 - 11:23
The LGA has criticised government plans to repair nearly 1 million potholes over the next year, claiming that councils need ‘more than 230 times’ the money that has been allocated.
08/04/2016 - 11:21
Leeds City Council has signed a multi-million pound deal to develop new housing on brownfield sites.
31/03/2016 - 11:11
Darlington Borough Council is due to increase the rents of 237 homes with off-street parking.
31/03/2016 - 11:10
According to a new report by the Howard League for Penal Reform, children’s homes regularly resort to involving police instead of offering teenagers support.
29/03/2016 - 12:33
Councils expect homelessness to increase and housing waiting lists lengthen, according to a survey published by the Local Government Association (LGA).
29/03/2016 - 12:32
The Department for Communities and Local Government has declared a new move to support 200,000 new homes for first time buyers under 40, as part of a pledge to build one million homes.
23/03/2016 - 11:37
A report conducted by Barnardos has recommended that young people should be offered more supported lodgings to cut the number of care leavers living in ‘unsuitable bed and breakfasts’.
21/03/2016 - 11:43
New research by the London School of Economics has found that The Housing Bill could push numerous social housing tenants away from the capital, resulting in a recruitment crisis in the care sector.
16/03/2016 - 11:26
Isle of Anglesey County Council has become the latest council in Wales to apply to suspend the Right to Buy scheme.
15/03/2016 - 11:32
According to research by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), investment in affordable renting will fall to its lowest level since the Second World War.
11/03/2016 - 11:31
The Department for Communities and Local Government has announced that since the launch of the Help to Buy scheme, over 150,000 people have been supported in becoming home owners.
09/03/2016 - 11:33
According to figures published by the Department for Communities and Local Government, the number of planning permissions reached an eight-year high of 253,000 in 2015.
07/03/2016 - 12:06
A new report by the London Housing Commission has called upon the government to introduce ‘radical’ new powers regarding housing, borrowing and property taxes, including a ’city deal’ for housing in London
03/03/2016 - 11:30
The latest survey from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) highlights that the social housing sector is in good financial shape, with access to sufficient finances.
03/03/2016 - 11:28
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has warned that plans compelling councils to sell off high-value social housing is likely to disproportionately affect older and disabled people.
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