Articles by Mark Conrad
Authorities 'are vital port of call for advice about UC'
By Mark Conrad | 10 October 2017
Universal Credit (UC) recipients who seek advice on managing their money are more likely to turn ...
Gauke: Universal Credit rollout going to plan
By Mark Conrad | 10 October 2017
Work and pensions secretary David Gauke has told MPs that the rollout of Universal Credit (UC) is...
Welsh council tax support extended to 2019
By Mark Conrad | 09 October 2017
The Welsh Government has announced it will extend its council tax reduction scheme into 2018/19 a...
Fostering tribunal could have national impact
By Mark Conrad | 09 October 2017
Hampshire CC is facing a landmark employment tribunal at which a foster carer will argue for work...
CCN vows to hold LGA to account over fairer funding
By Mark Conrad | 04 October 2017
The chair of the County Councils’ Network has vowed to hold the Local Government Association’s (L...
Financial fears grow in face of UC rollout
By Mark Conrad | 04 October 2017
Pressure was this week piled on ministers as they vowed to push ahead with the troubled Universal...
Delay homeless laws until more data is available
By Mark Conrad | 04 October 2017
Ministers have been urged to delay new homelessness laws amid reports that the number of ‘hidden ...
'Give us better access to Brexit negotiations'
By Mark Conrad | 04 October 2017
Ministers must provide the sector with better access to ongoing Brexit negotiations or risk leavi...
Welsh councils bemoan 'catastrophic austerity'
By Mark Conrad | 03 October 2017
A seeming increase in Wales’ public sector budgets masks the ‘catastrophic impact that eight year...
Long-term solution call after mortality study
By Mark Conrad | 03 October 2017
Social care directors have urged ministers to finance a long-term solution to delayed discharges ...
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