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Burnham promises to give councils more powers as Reed resigns
POLICY AND POLITICS

Burnham promises to give councils more powers as Reed resigns

By Neil Merrick | 20 July 2026

Andy Burnham has promised to give councils greater powers to tackle problems such as rough sleeping and social care while moving decision-making away from Whitehall.

HOMELESSNESS

Mayors: A secret weapon to tackle homelessness?

By Jack Shaw | 29 April 2026

Jack Shaw says mayoral leadership can add much-needed ballast to a broken, expensive system that ...

WHITEHALL

Fresh call for national Housing First rollout

By Dan Peters | 02 April 2026

A charity has called for the Government to lead a national programme that provides homeless peopl...

ROUGH SLEEPING

Councils record mixed rough sleeping picture

By Neil Merrick | 02 March 2026

Councils that traditionally report large numbers of rough sleepers recorded fewer people sleeping...

PERFORMANCE

Is it time to inspect homelessness?

By Jack Shaw | 11 February 2026

The Government is already laying much of the groundwork for an ‘Ofsted for homelessness’, says Ja...

HOMELESSNESS

£3.5bn investment to 'end homelessness for good'

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2025

A cross-government plan to ‘end homelessness for good’ by preventing it before it occurs has been...

ROUGH SLEEPING

Rising to the rough sleeper challenge in Peterborough

By Kelly Slack | 29 July 2025

A new initiative unique to Peterborough offers temporary accommodation in new homes for up to 17 ...

DATA

A bird's eye view of rough sleeping

By Becky Rice | 03 April 2025

A new tool brings together data to provide a more sophisticated analysis of both London’s rough s...

DATA

A bird's eye view of rough sleeping

By Becky Rice | 02 April 2025

A new tool brings together data to provide a far more sophisticated analysis of both London’s rou...

ROUGH SLEEPING

Rough sleeping numbers increase by a fifth

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2025

The number of people estimated to be sleeping rough has increased by a fifth, Government figures ...

GOVERNMENT

Call for more guidance to tackle rough sleeping

By Emily Twinch | 14 February 2025

Councils need more guidance to help them turn the tide of rising levels of rough-sleeping, mainly...

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Assistant Director for Adult Social Care Operations (Neighbourhoods)

Grade D £99,219 - £110,712

As a borough we are committed to providing outstanding care and support to enable our residents to lead healthy, fulfilling and independent lives. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Assistant Director for Estate Strategy and Development

£71,202 - £77,495

We are seeking an ambitious and strategic leader to join our senior management team Apply for this job

Derbyshire County Council

Team Manager

£52,413 - £54,495 per annum

We are currently recruiting for Team Manager to join our dedicated Children in Care Team. Apply for this job

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