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105,000 homeless children living in temporary accommodation

More than 100,000 children will wake up homeless on Christmas day, according to a report conducted by charity Shelter.

Edinburgh Council set to save £77m through LED street lights

Edinburgh Council expects to save approximately £77 million over the next 20 years through upgrading its street lights to LEDs.

73 per cent of Britons say they have been little affected by budget cuts, study suggest

73 per cent of britons believe that government spending cuts have had little effect on them, according to a new study from Ipsos MORI.

South Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Cambridge Councils set to merge financial systems

South Cambridgeshire District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and Cambridge City Council have announced plans to merge financial systems.

Libraries set to receive £2.6 million to provide free Wi-Fi

According to Arts Council England, libraries have been promised £2.6 million in funding in a bid to provide better Wi-Fi to users.

Councils urged to test their disaster recovery plans

Councils have been urged to test their disaster recovery plans after new research has revealed that nearly 40 per cent of city councils have not tested plans in the past year.

Better Care Fund extended until 2017

Ministers have confirmed the government’s flagship Better Care Fund (BCF) integration scheme will be extended until at least 2017.

Tax credit cuts could cost care workers and roadsweepers £2,000 annually

According to research conducted by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), roadsweepers and care workers could lose up to £2,000 per year as a result of the Chancellor’s proposed tax credits.

Osborne will ‘listen to concerns’ after Lords vote to delay tax credit reforms

Chancellor George Osborne has said he will listen to the concerns being raised regarding proposed changed to tax credits, after the House of Lords voted to delay the reforms.

Small businesses should be consulted in devolution deals, FSB claims

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called for small businesses to be properly consulted in devolution deals.

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