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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
What are the chances of a Budget boost?
By Heather Jameson | 27 February 2024
New SIGOMA analysis highlights the huge decline in funding in recent years and the sector despera...
WHITEHALL
Home Office 'chaos' leaves thousands of illegal arrivals in 'perma-backlog'
By Mark Conrad | 27 February 2024
The Government’s struggling asylum policy has heaped significant demand on cities’ housing servic...
HOMELESSNESS
Ukrainian homelessness likely to rise
By Ellie Ames | 22 February 2024
The risk of homelessness among Ukrainians in the UK is likely to increase as arrangements with sp...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Councils offered second chance to claim housing cash
By Dan Peters | 19 February 2024
Civil servants have issued a last-minute invitation for councils to claim cash from a fund that h...
HOUSING
Council leaders call for review of Ukrainian refugee scheme
By William Eichler | 19 February 2024
Council leaders have called for an urgent review of funding for Ukrainian refugees as 9,000 have ...
WHITEHALL
Tackling homelessness
By Paul Marinko | 05 February 2024
Homelessness is piling pressure on squeezed council budgets. The MJ and the National Audit Office...
PLANNING
New legal bid as long-term asylum site plans confirmed
By Ellie Ames | 02 February 2024
A council has launched a fresh judicial review after Government confirmed its intention to use RA...
WHITEHALL
Braintree hits out as Home Office extends use of asylum centre
By Mark Conrad | 31 January 2024
Braintree DC has accused the Home Office of acting ‘against the spirit of national planning polic...
HOUSING
Warnings over exemption from standards for asylum housing
By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2024
Exempting asylum accommodation from “Awaab’s Law” risks more deaths due to poor housing condition...
HOUSING
We need to devise a plan to solve our communities' housing crisis
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 15 January 2024
District councils need the Government to increase the housing benefit subsidy. Without this, loca...
Assistant Director Housing
£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support
Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job
Strategic Head of Finance and S151 Officer
Package up to £109,592
As the Section 151 Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Council through its wider journey.. Apply for this job
Building Control Manager
£57,457 - £58,462
The Building Control environment is rapidly changing and evolving in a post Grenfell World. Apply for this job
Assistant Director Housing
£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support
Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job
Strategic Head of Finance and S151 Officer
Package up to £109,592
As the Section 151 Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Council through its wider journey.. Apply for this job
Building Control Manager
£57,457 - £58,462
The Building Control environment is rapidly changing and evolving in a post Grenfell World. Apply for this job
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