Author Profile

Thomas Bridge

Articles by Thomas Bridge

Integrated care should be the norm by 2018, minister vows

By Thomas Bridge | 14 May 2013

Council leaders pledge to work with NHS to better coordinate regional health and social care serv...

UC jobseekers pilot launches in Ashton-under-Lyne

By Thomas Bridge | 29 April 2013

Ashton-under-Lyne jobcentre becomes the first place claimants can seek to access to Universal Cre...

SME peer-to-peer lending could solve capital crisis

By Thomas Bridge | 26 April 2013

Peer-to-peer lending between SMEs and investors could emerge as a challenge to existing bank lend...

Housing charity sees 40% rise in helpline calls

By Thomas Bridge | 23 April 2013

Demand for Shelter's advisory services has swelled as rising living costs hits tenants, according...

LGA calls for opt-out option on home extension reforms

By Thomas Bridge | 15 April 2013

Local areas should be allowed to opt-out of government home extension reforms and maintain existi...

Keep councils involved in adoption, ministers told

By Thomas Bridge | 04 April 2013

Government must involve authorities in adoption to speed up the process, council chiefs have urged.

Low income families face UC tax hit, study claims

By Thomas Bridge | 03 April 2013

Lower income families will lose a majority of potential tax cut gains under Universal Credit (UC)...

Audit Commission retenders contracts to lower costs

By Thomas Bridge | 02 April 2013

Local audit contracts worth £25.2m a year to be retendered in bid to drive deeper savings, the Au...

Budget 2013: Osborne extends public sector pay freeze

By Thomas Bridge | 20 March 2013

A 1% limit to public sector pay increases will be extended to 2015/16, chancellor confirms.

Recruiters predict spike in council hiring

By Thomas Bridge | 12 March 2013

Spike in public sector recruitment set to exceed private sector to rebalance fast-paced downsizin...