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HOUSING
Edinburgh declares housing emergency
By Heather Jameson | 03 November 2023
Edinburgh City Council has formally declared a housing emergency in the face of a growing crisis ...
FINANCE
Emergency summit held amid temporary accommodation warnings
By Dan Peters | 31 October 2023
More than 150 councils this week attended an emergency summit as the cost of temporary accommodat...
FINANCE
Public services in 'dire state'
By Ellie Ames | 31 October 2023
No public services are performing better than before the pandemic and satisfaction with councils ...
HOMELESSNESS
Districts face unpalatable choices
By Cllr Elizabeth Dennis | 30 October 2023
The majority of district councils do not expect to be able to balance their budgets this year, sa...
FINANCE
Councils are heading for the end of the line
By Andrew Blake-Herbert | 30 October 2023
There’s no time to lose. Financial pressure is mounting on councils and, says Andrew Blake-Herber...
HOUSING
Homelessness fears over asylum fast-tracking
By Ellie Ames | 26 October 2023
The largest city councils in England and Scotland fear that Government plans to speed up asylum d...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Boroughs quit not-for-profit
By Dan Peters | 13 October 2023
A not-for-profit company created in response to the growing homelessness crisis faces an uncertai...
WHITEHALL
Homelessness figures continue to rise
By Paul Marinko | 13 October 2023
New Government figures have revealed the growing problem of homelessness across England and costs...
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...
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