10/02/2021 - 07:07
Chancellor Rishi Sunak must maintain the £20 per week increase in Universal Credit for another year ‘at the very least’, say MPs.
10/02/2021 - 06:20
Social care should remain being delivered by local authorities rather than giving increased control to the NHS or central government, says report.
09/02/2021 - 15:37
Unpaid carers across the country who do not live with the people they care for can now benefit from free PPE through a new national scheme.
09/02/2021 - 11:48
The majority of local councillors believe waste and recycling charges will have to be introduced to meet proposed standardised collections.
09/02/2021 - 11:07
The Welsh Government has outlined its legal commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, but is pushing to ‘get there sooner’.
09/02/2021 - 10:13
There was a 29 per cent drop in the average number of days councils in the UK spent gritting roads between winter 2017/18 and winter 2019/20.
09/02/2021 - 08:47
The public are being called upon to apply for rewarding short-term and long-term opportunities in the adult social care sector.
08/02/2021 - 11:10
A government pledge to raise billions of pounds by selling off surplus public sector land and buildings has been exceeded.
08/02/2021 - 09:25
The government has confirmed that cabinet ministers have been tasked to encourage their sectors to take up the offer of rapid workplace testing.
08/02/2021 - 08:52
The government's vague flood defence objectives are leaving English homes and businesses vulnerable to climate change.
05/02/2021 - 12:42
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation has published new analysis on the use of data in local government during the coronavirus pandemic.
05/02/2021 - 09:22
The Local Government Association has warned that serious child harm cases reported by councils rise by more than a quarter during pandemic.
05/02/2021 - 09:15
Local elections in England will go ahead as planned in May, despite doubts over whether it would be right for them to do so.
04/02/2021 - 11:01
One in five people on Universal Credit say that they are ‘very likely’ to turn to a foodband, if the £20 rise is removed.
04/02/2021 - 09:32
The TUC has reported that increasing demand for self-isolation support is leaving local authorities facing large funding shortfalls.
