The UK Home Care Association (UKHCA) has outlined that nine out of 10 UK local authorities are failing to pay realistic prices to support older and disabled people in their homes.

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has revealed a new Homeless Reduction Bill which will aims to significantly reform England’s homeless legislation, ensuring that more people can receive the help they need to prevent them from becoming homeless.

Financial experts have warned that the latest increase in public sector borrowing will make achieving a budget surplus even harder.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed its latest figures, highlighting that public sector net borrowing in September 2016 was £10.6 billion, compared to £9.3 billion in September 2015.
Public sector net debt for September was £1,627.2 billion, an increase of £39.5 billion compared with September 2015.

Businesses will now be able to benefit from grants up to £20,000 when switching their large trucks to electric vehicles.

Barnet Council has signed a £150 million contract for major projects including new schools, leisure and community centres.

A community funded park near Kendal has opened, after a a crowdfunding appeal helped raise the £60,000 necessary for its creation.
The community group Oxenholme Play Area Development helped to raise funds for the project through a crowdfunding appeal to add to a £25,000 contribution from South Lakeland District Council (SLDC), £5,000 from Kendal Town Council and other funding from local councillors’ member budgets, charitable trusts, leisure organisations and local company donations.

Small businesses in Scotland are to share a £60 million expansion fund to target growth through innovation and investment.
The funding includes £24.4 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), with the remaining funds coming from local business gateways, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) currently account for 95 per cent of businesses in Scotland.

Prime Minister Theresa May will offer the devolved administrations a new forum to allow them to help shape the UK's EU exit strategy.
In the first meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee for two years, May is expected to say that the government is ready to listen to proposals put forward by political leaders from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as she renegotiates the UK’s relationship with the EU. If agreed upon, a new sub-committee of the Joint Ministerial Committee will be established.

The LGA is arguing that English councils should be freed from restrictions on the ability to borrow to fund new home building.

Hull City Council is considering a move to add fluoride to tap water as part of an attempt to reduce the tooth decay in the city.