HOUSING

Nearly £100m in overpaid benefits owed to Manchester local authorities

By Ann McGauran | 17 October 2019

Residents owed Greater Manchester’s councils nearly £100m in overpaid benefits at the end of 201...

HOUSING

'Raise benefits to aid homeless'

By Chris Mahony | 10 October 2019

Campaigners are urging ministers to increase housing-related benefits and to support social house...

WELFARE

Universal Credit rollout 'should be halted', says Tower Hamlets' Mayor

By Ann McGauran | 07 October 2019

The Mayor of Tower Hamlets LBC John Biggs says the roll-out of Universal Credit ‘should be halted...

WELFARE

Local Housing Allowance 'inadequate' for family homes, research warns

By Laura Sharman | 07 October 2019

More than nine out of ten family homes for private rent are too expensive for people on housing b...

WELFARE

NI senior policy officer warns of 'perfect storm'

By Ann McGauran | 01 October 2019

The difficulties facing councils and their communities in Northern Ireland are ‘turning into a pe...

WELFARE

Labour pledges to scrap Universal Credit

By Laura Sharman | 30 September 2019

Labour has promised to replace ‘inhumane’ Universal Credit with a new social security system.

WELFARE

Beware the 'pandemonium' of UC

By Ann McGauran | 18 September 2019

It’s all change – again – at the top of the Department for Work and Pensions. But where does the ...

COUNCIL TAX

Data the key to supporting through UC

By Deven Ghelani | 18 September 2019

As Universal Credit replaces Housing Benefit, local authorities will lose access to the rich data...

FINANCE

What's the demand for children's social care?

By Tony Kirkham | 11 September 2019

In the North-East there has been a 55.7% growth in the average number of looked after children pe...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Repairing children's services is an investment worth making

By Heather Jameson | 11 September 2019

Spending more on services to stop the rising costs of taking children into care must be worth the...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Public Health

£105,622 - £118,566 per annum

Join us in making Kingston a healthier, more resilient place to live! Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council

Medical Officer of Health

Approximately USD $140,000

Peel Region serves more than 1.5 million residents... Apply for this job

Regional Municipality of Peel

Director of Integration & Commissioning

£99,952 - £109,098

Premium jobWe seek an individual who is ambitious and passionate about service delivery. Apply for this job

East Riding of Yorkshire Council