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HOUSING

Four out of five sign up to tackle benefit fraud and errors

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2017

More than four out of five councils have signed up to the Government’s new initiative to tackle h...

BUSINESS RATES

Councils hit with burden of creating rates relief schemes

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2017

District councils are having to come up with separate discretionary business rates relief schemes...

WELFARE

UC rollout fuels fears of more delays and rent arrears

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2017

The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) planned rollout of Universal Credit (UC) ‘risks exace...

FINANCE

Electoral teams under 'severe strain'

By Dan Peters | 16 May 2017

Electoral administrators are under severe strain as they prepare for a snap General Election just...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

DCLG cuts sector-led improvement grant

By Dan Peters | 16 May 2017

The Department for Communities and Local Government will provide a £21m grant for sector-led impr...

FINANCE

Tories reveal local government approach in manifesto

By Dan Peters | 16 May 2017

The Conservatives have revealed a raft of policies on social care, business rates, devolution, ho...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall urged to referee sector's NHS disputes over rates relief

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2017

Shadow minister Jim McMahon has called for the Government to intervene in the dispute between cou...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils counter warnings about property plan risks

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2017

Key figures have hit back at warnings councils could go bankrupt if the sector’s increasing invol...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Solid progress

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2017

Dave Hill talks about improvement in children’s services and his role as a commissioner in the Go...

GLOUCESTERSHIRE AIRPORT

Authorities agree £750,000 airport loan

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2017

Two councils have agreed to lend Gloucestershire Airport money to support the delivery of its bus...

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