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Housing: Give councils the tools to act
HOUSING

Housing: Give councils the tools to act

By Heather Jameson | 03 September 2026

Councils need greater borrowing flexibility to tackle housing pressures, says Heather Jameson.

HOMELESSNESS

Let's start with prevention

By Jack Shaw | 03 September 2026

Jack Shaw looks at how government can make homelessness prevention a whole-place responsibility a...

HOUSING

Turning housing ambition into local government delivery

By Victoria Searle | 02 September 2026

Andy Burnham’s pledges to end rough sleeping and usher in the biggest post-war council housebuild...

ROUGH SLEEPING

Rough sleeping on increase under Labour

By Martin Ford | 28 August 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces a challenge in moving the dial on rough sleeping.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Rough sleepers to be offered 'route off the streets'

By Dan Peters | 19 August 2026

The Government has announced that everyone sleeping rough this winter will be offered a ‘route of...

POLICY AND POLITICS

As London's rough sleepers drop by 10% – can Burnham make that figure national?

By By Dan Peters | 13 August 2026

In his first speech after taking office, standing on the steps of Downing Street, Prime Minister ...

HOUSING

Will Burnham's drive to build homes be successful?

By David Blackman | 28 July 2026

Like several Prime Ministers before him, Andy Burnham has pledged to build new homes. That will n...

FINANCE

Social care is main driver of councils' emergency funding requests

By Ann McGauran | 27 July 2026

Social care is ‘taking centre stage’ as the main factor driving councils’ requests for exceptiona...

FINANCE

Councils' financial pressures: The story behind rising EFS demand

By Joanne Pitt | 27 July 2026

Analysis by CIPFA of requests by councils for exceptional financial support (EFS) shows some are ...

IMPROVEMENT

Is public service delivery really dead?

By Ben Page | 22 July 2026

Performance alone does not win public trust. While better outcomes matter, public opinion is shap...

HOUSING

London councils launch affordable housing legal challenge

By Dan Peters | 24 June 2026

Three London councils have launched a legal challenge to stop Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan’s cu...

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£57,237 - £59,577 per annum

You will lead projects and programmes, evaluate performance and benchmarking information Apply for this job

Mansfield District Council

Highways Network Manager

£58,558 - £59,695 per annum

The role will require a candidate who can oversee, direct and mange service areas Apply for this job

Bridgend County Borough Council

Senior Educational Psychologist - Expert at Hand Lead

Soulbury Scale B5 – B8 (£65,929 - £69957) plus Inner London allowance (£3940) and up to 3 SPA points (salary package currently under review)

You will lead the ongoing development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the model, ensuring that schools, settings Apply for this job

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