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WHITEHALL

LGA warns Hunt over housing allowance rates

By Dan Peters | 13 October 2023

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned chancellor Jeremy Hunt he will force more into ...

FINANCE

Rejected £90m reallocated to other councils

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2023

Some £90m for councils to reduce the risk of homelessness for new arrivals to the UK has been rea...

HOUSING

Government expected to fail to meet rough sleeping target

By William Eichler | 25 September 2023

The Government will fail to meet its target to end rough sleeping because of a ‘chronic shortage’...

PLANNING

Mandatory housing targets rejected

By Martin Ford | 07 September 2023

An amendment to the levelling up Bill to introduce mandatory housebuilding targets has been rejec...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Housing pressures may push councils into effective bankruptcy

By Dan Peters | 04 September 2023

Rising housing pressures will force some councils to effectively declare bankruptcy, a local auth...

HOUSING

The stats don't lie: we need a plan to tackle the affordable housing crisis

By Cllr Hannah Dalton | 04 September 2023

Urgent action is needed to give councils the financial firepower to drive a significant increase ...

HOUSING

Government must get its act together on housing supply

By Cllr Nesil Caliskan | 24 August 2023

Homelessness rates will rocket unless the Government deals with the fundamental issue of housing ...

WHITEHALL

Fresh calls to raise local housing allowance as councils battle homelessness

By Dan Peters | 23 August 2023

Fresh calls have been made for ministers to increase local housing allowance (LHA) after research...

HEALTH

National issues on a local scale: tackling the cost of living crisis

By Stephen Gaskell | 08 August 2023

Local authorities are working with partners in a variety of creative and resourceful ways in resp...

WHITEHALL

Optics of Afghan refugee eviction questioned

By Dan Peters | 07 August 2023

Councils have questioned the optics of the Government’s decision to serve legal notices on Afghan...

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