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Councils spend record £2.8bn on temporary housing
HOMELESSNESS

Councils spend record £2.8bn on temporary housing

By Heather Jameson | 19 September 2025

The Government has released new figures showing that local councils in England spent £2.8bn on temporary accommodation for homeless households in 2024/25, a 25% increase compared with the previous ...

HOUSING

Temporary accommodation spending hits £2.8bn

By Dan Peters | 18 September 2025

Council spending on temporary accommodation has increased by a quarter to £2.8bn for 2024-25.

POVERTY

Poverty costs us all - so we all need to act

By Matthew Oakley | 15 September 2025

Tackling UK poverty requires cross-societal action, local government leadership, and a new social...

HOMELESSNESS

After the 'asylum hotels' injunction

By Victoria Searle | 02 September 2025

As the pressures facing local authorities in housing vulnerable people are brought to life in the...

HOMELESSNESS

Solutions to stop homelessness

By Jack Shaw | 02 September 2025

Some councils are exploring more innovative ways of delivering the sustainable use of temporary a...

IMMIGRATION

More than £300m Ukrainian refugee funding unspent

By William Eichler | 19 August 2025

More than £300m given to English councils to help house Ukrainian refugees still sits in council ...

POLITICS

Homelessness minister quits to avoid becoming 'distraction'

By Dan Peters | 08 August 2025

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali has quit the Government following allegations she evicted ten...

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 ...

FINANCE

Relieving the pressure on public finances

By Piali Das Gupta | 03 July 2025

Local government must be properly resourced for any new duties it is tasked with, writes Piali Da...

FINANCE

Section 151 officers must be able to forecast with greater confidence

By Tracy Bingham | 19 June 2025

The sector knew not to expect full detail in the Spending Review but the absence of any further i...

AI

Using AI to build a thriving public sector

By Paul Maltby | 03 June 2025

Paul Maltby sets out how AI can help local government leaders plug funding gaps and transform pub...

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