Poverty

By Chloe Darlington | 23 November 2022

A Children Act Funding Formula would distribute government funding to every council so they could...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

We must show the children we're listening

By Steve Crocker | 23 November 2022

Steve Crocker says the system for supporting children and young people with mental health concern...

WHITEHALL

Solace: Capital spending will shrink overall

By Dan Peters | 21 November 2022

Capital spending in local government will still shrink overall despite chancellor Jeremy Hunt dec...

WELFARE

Autumn Statement: £1bn extension to Household Support Fund

By Laura Sharman | 17 November 2022

Local authorities will receive £1bn of funding to ensure vulnerable households are supported thro...

More than half of councils planning warm spaces

By Mark Conrad | 15 November 2022

More than half of councils are planning warm spaces where people can shelter from the cold this w...

FINANCE

Two councils face eight-figure overspends

By Martin Ford | 11 November 2022

Rotherham MBC and Derby City Council are expecting to make 'significant' use of reserves to balan...

ENERGY

Tackling the crises from the bottom up

By Paul Shevlin | 08 November 2022

The current cost of living crisis may be a national government issue but there is a lot that dist...

HUMAN RESOURCES

The Government 'carefully considering' key children's reviews

04 November 2022

The Government is ‘carefully considering’ how it implements the recommendations in a series of ke...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Appetite for levelling up undimmed

By Ed Roddis | 03 November 2022

How far does the public trust in councils, and what do chief executives think successful levellin...

WELFARE

District warning over temporary accommodation shortage

By Mark Conrad | 02 November 2022

Four-fifths of district councils have warned of shortages of temporary accommodation to meet a ri...

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