Welfare

By MJ reporter | 20 January 2021

The combination of austerity and welfare reform led Hull City Council to rethink its support for ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Helping families through the tough times

By Toby North | 20 January 2021

Local welfare assistance schemes are crucial to delivering the Government’s package of winter sup...

FINANCE

Councils to feed children during half-term

By Martin Ford | 15 January 2021

Local authorities have been told to fund free meals to schoolchildren during half-term week next ...

Counties will continue to deliver

By Simon Edwards | 07 December 2020

Director of the County Councils Network Simon Edwards says the next few months will be 'no easier...

WELFARE

Child vulnerability evaluated

By Deven Ghelani | 25 November 2020

Deven Ghelani looks at what more can be done to stop children from falling into crisis, and exami...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'Wide-ranging' government care review 'very imminent'

By Michael Burton | 05 November 2020

Children’s minister Vicky Ford has promised that the long-awaited review into the care system is ...

WELFARE

A radical case for change to employment support

By Pawda Tjoa | 03 November 2020

Let local areas – not the Department for Work and Pensions – provide better support for people fa...

HEALTH

Youth and BAME jobs hit hardest by lockdown

By Ann McGauran | 28 October 2020

Young people, BAME workers and those on insecure contracts have lost out most as a result of the ...

WHITEHALL

£63m hardship fund was not meant to pay for free school meals

By Heather Jameson | 27 October 2020

The £63m ‘hardship fund’ ministers claim should be enough for councils to help hungry schoolkids ...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Joint call for increased funding to help rough sleepers

By Martin Ford | 09 October 2020

A host of health and homelessness organisations have implored the Government to take ‘bold action...

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