COUNCIL TAX

It's time to play

28 March 2017

Diary brings you news of two local government competitions this week.

WHITEHALL

Wales boasts of lower council tax than England

By Dan Peters | 23 March 2017

Council tax in Wales remains lower than in England, new figures published today have revealed.

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LGA group exit for Surrey leader

By Heather Jameson | 22 March 2017

David Hodge has quit as the leader of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Conservative group...

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Bid to oust Hodge as Surrey leader thwarted

By Laura Sharman | 21 March 2017

An attempt to oust the leader of Surrey CC in the wake of an alleged ‘sweetheart deal’ with the G...

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DWP must rebuild trust after housing benefit referrals drop

By Dan Peters | 08 March 2017

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is hoping to restore confidence in its efforts to tack...

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'Single highest' council tax rise in decade

By William Eichler | 06 March 2017

England is facing the ‘single highest’ council tax increase in a decade, a new study has revealed.

FINANCE

Hammond comes under renewed pressure on social care

By Mark Conrad | 06 March 2017

Chancellor Philip Hammond has come under renewed pressure to invest fresh cash into adult social ...

FINANCE

Looking to the future

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

Dan Peters talks to Teresa Pearce about social care, council funding and The Labour Party’s prosp...

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Government struggling to implement Spending Review - report

By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2017

Town hall powers to bring forward council tax rises to tackle Britain’s social care crisis ‘may p...

COUNCIL TAX

Bring on the bailiffs

21 February 2017

If at first you don’t succeed – try, try again.