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HOUSING

Councils faced with 20,000 homeless families

By Martin Ford | 29 October 2021

English councils were approached by more than 20,000 families concerned about homelessness in jus...

HEALTH

Council CEO in call for care worker funding

By Martin Ford | 29 October 2021

The chief executive of West Northamptonshire Council has joined calls for long-term funding to al...

COUNCIL TAX

Council to review two tax errors within a week

By Martin Ford | 29 October 2021

North Northamptonshire sent out hundreds of court summonses for non-payment in error and withdrew...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Government must engage with councils on climate action

By Martin Ford | 29 October 2021

MPs have called for the Government to ‘immediately’ begin working with councils on setting out th...

COMMERCIALISM

Council to close ethical debt collection firm

By Martin Ford | 28 October 2021

Hammersmith and Fulham LBC is to close its ethical debt collection company after failing to garne...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Lords voice concerns over care levy

By Martin Ford | 28 October 2021

Peers have pressed the Government on how much of the health and social care levy will reach the f...

FINANCE

Budget 2021: Chancellor unveils Shared Prosperity Fund

By Martin Ford | 27 October 2021

The chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed the first details of the long-awaited UK Shared Prosperit...

FINANCE

Budget 2021: social care 'left out in cold'

By Martin Ford | 27 October 2021

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak is facing accusations he has left social care ‘out in the cold’ follow...

FINANCE

CIPFA raises concerns over council company

By Martin Ford | 27 October 2021

Sutton LBC has been told it will have to invest more money into a troubled low-carbon energy proj...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Care plan fails to address councils' concerns, MPs told

By Martin Ford | 26 October 2021

MPs have been told the Government’s blueprint for social care will not solve councils’ funding cr...

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