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.
11/01/2017 - 11:15
A survey carried out by the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU), and commissioned by the National Trust, has revealed 72 per cent of ward councillors believe the local planning system benefits developers at the expense of councils and local communities.
10/01/2017 - 10:38
The City of York Council has successfully bid for just over £2.76 million worth of funding that will help secure 65 new affordable homes.
06/01/2017 - 12:53
Tenants from Pembrokeshire County Council’s social housing waiting list will be housed in Wales’ ‘Pentre Solar’.
06/01/2017 - 10:31
£7 billion has been made available for the government’s affordable housing programme to meet the diverse housing needs of the country.
05/01/2017 - 10:03
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has called on councils to do more to root out ‘criminal’ landlords providing sub-standard accommodation.
03/01/2017 - 12:40
Housing Minister Gavin Barwell has confirmed that new homes for first-time buyers between 23 and 40 years old will become available at a discount of at least 20 per cent below market value.
03/01/2017 - 12:19
The government has announced it will back the first ever garden villages, which have the potential to deliver more than 48,000 homes across England.
23/12/2016 - 10:33
Research has found that rough sleepers are victim to excessive levels of abuse by the public, including theft, sexual assault and physical violence
23/12/2016 - 09:32
A new £60 million fund will help almost 150 councils tackle the problem of high levels of second homeownership in their communities.
22/12/2016 - 10:39
Home ownership rates among 25-year-olds have plummeted by more than half in 20 years, analysis shows.
21/12/2016 - 11:56
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has set out plans for a £50 million ‘move-on’ housing fund to help homeless people progress from hostels and refuges to long-term accommodation.
21/12/2016 - 11:31
Surrey County Council has unveiled plans to build 600 homes for older and disabled people within the next decade, in a bid to save £3 million annually.
20/12/2016 - 11:34
Highland Council has published a proposal to accommodate families of Syrian refugees in Kinlochleven in Lochaber.
20/12/2016 - 11:27
The Department of Health (DH) has awarded local authorities with a share of a £25 million housing and technology fund for people with learning disabilities.
19/12/2016 - 10:59
Doncaster City Council has been granted permission to issue an eviction to homeless protesters living in a ‘tent city’ in the region.
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