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HOUSING
Doubt over New Homes Bonus payments
By Martin Ford | 29 January 2019
A minister has refused to guarantee that £500m of New Homes Bonus payments due to councils will b...
FINANCE
DCN chairman calls for end to 'public rows'
By Martin Ford | 29 January 2019
District councils have been warned against engaging in ‘bust ups in the press’ over the fair fund...
HOUSING
Spending Review must reward the importance of districts
By Cllr John Fuller | 08 January 2019
In a post-Brexit world it will be vital to refocus on the importance of district councils in supp...
FINANCE
CIPFA caves in to pressure on traffic light index
By Chris Mahony | 04 December 2018
Controversial plans to rate councils’ financial sustainability using traffic lights have been wat...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Let's have fiscal levers for local areas
By Ian Miller | 28 November 2018
The Government should take steps to enable local areas to fund services through various fiscal le...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
Districts' crucial role in the prevention agenda
By Sandra Dinneen | 13 November 2018
Sandra Dineen believes the district council’s contribution is key to the success of the preventio...
WHITEHALL
Ending the cycle of homelessness
07 November 2018
Chief executive of Craven DC, Paul Shevlin, says councils need more funding and affordable housin...
WHITEHALL
Homelessness advice requests rocket under new law
By Dan Peters | 01 November 2018
More than half of district councils have reported an increase in requests for homelessness advice...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Budget brought welcome support to district economies
By John Fuller | 30 October 2018
The Budget brought welcome support to district economies, but we will need to look closely at the...
HOUSING
Getting best value from right to buy cash
By Cllr Sharon Taylor | 17 October 2018
District councils welcome the proposal to extend the time limit for spending existing Right to Bu...
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- Shadow minister warns devolution Bill will 'die' without talks
- Ahead of LGR decisions, tribalism hasn't had the chance to take hold in Norfolk
- Call for developers to be hit with stick
- DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
- A rocket booster has been fired under the tax devo debate
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- Shadow minister warns devolution Bill will 'die' without talks
- Ahead of LGR decisions, tribalism hasn't had the chance to take hold in Norfolk
- Call for developers to be hit with stick
- DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
- A rocket booster has been fired under the tax devo debate
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