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FINANCE
Ministers resist calls for further care funding
By Martin Ford | 24 May 2022
Councils should not rely on Government grants to fund social care, ministers have said.
WHITEHALL
Government to strengthen community role in planning
By Paul Marinko | 23 May 2022
The Government has made clear it intends to strengthen the role of communities in new planning le...
WHITEHALL
Social housing Bill 'imminent'
By Mark Conrad | 17 May 2022
Housing minister Eddie Hughes this week insisted the Government would bring forward a social hous...
WHITEHALL
Levelling up must go beyond 'big ticket' projects
By Martin Ford | 11 May 2022
Efforts to level up communities must be felt at a local level for the policy to be viewed as a su...
FINANCE
Call for infection control fund investigation
By Martin Ford | 26 April 2022
A call has been made for an investigation into how the infection control fund was spent during th...
LEGISLATION
Housing ombudsman reports dramatic complaints increase
By Mark Whitehead | 20 April 2022
A dramatic increase in complaints has been reported to the housing ombudsman service, MPs have be...
FINANCE
Government needs to 'get a grip' on council tax rebate, says Betts
By Heather Jameson | 29 March 2022
The Government needs to ‘get a grip’ on the council tax rebate scheme, the chair of the levelling...
SOCIAL CARE
Call for tougher regulation of exempt housing
By Martin Ford | 29 March 2022
Councils have shared concerns some providers of ‘exempt’ accommodation are exploiting the sector ...
FINANCE
Local authorities will be able to top up council tax rebate
By Martin Ford | 11 March 2022
Local authorities will be able to pay households facing financial hardship more than the council ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Marsham Street to cut funding pots
By Martin Ford | 08 March 2022
The Government will reveal its plans to streamline funding for councils this year after acknowled...
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