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HOUSING

EXCLUSIVE: Rising temporary accommodation bill fuelled by B&B exodus

By Dan Peters | 26 March 2026

The amount of money spent by councils in the capital on the most expensive type of emergency temporary accommodation (TA) almost doubled in a year, figures shared with The MJ have revealed.

PAY

Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal

By William Eichler | 25 March 2026

Local government workers have been offered a pay increase of 3.30% from 1 April 2026 in what the ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA to recruit interim chief

By Heather Jameson | 16 March 2026

The Local Government Association has launched the search for an interim chief executive as curren...

IMPROVEMENT

Recruitment challenges restricting pace of Sandwell improvement, peers find

By Joe Lepper | 13 March 2026

Recruitment challenges are hindering continued improvement at Sandwell Council, a Local Governmen...

WORKFORCE

Future Forum: Senior job opportunities on horizon

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026

Local government reorganisation offers job market ‘opportunities’ as well as challenges for senio...

RECRUITMENT

The loneliest job just became harder

By Dawar Hashmi | 12 March 2026

While the rewards can be immense, being a chief executive in this sector has also proven to be on...

HOUSING

Councils fail to collect quarter of rogue landlord fines

By Dan Peters | 06 March 2026

Councils have collected just a quarter of the total fines issued to rogue landlords, data has shown.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Streeting agrees to 'simple asks' from Baroness Casey

By Lee Peart | 05 March 2026

Baroness Louise Casey has revealed she has written to health and social care secretary Wes Street...

MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ministry accused of 'letting councils down'

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026

A chief executive has accused the Government of ‘letting councils down’ by failing to provide cer...

DISABILITY

Government admits disability grant drop

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026

The Government has admitted the total amount of Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) being distributed...

POLITICS

Councils prepare for political turmoil

By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026

Local government is braced for political turmoil after the Greens and Reform UK took first and se...