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WELFARE
Johnson to launch £63m local welfare assistance fund
By Laura Sharman | 11 June 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the creation of a £63m local welfare assistance fund t...
COUNCIL TAX
Let's look out for our residents
By Deven Ghelani | 02 June 2020
As the lockdown reduces it has never been more important for councils to proactively identify and...
FINANCE
Call for £275m welfare assistance boost
By Martin Ford | 28 May 2020
A children’s charity has appealed for a reversal of cuts to funds for families facing financial h...
BUSINESS
The exit strategy is crucial
By Dan Corry | 15 April 2020
How to withdraw from the special and unprecedented COVID-19 emergency measures is a really comple...
FINANCE
Lift the benefits cap, says IFS
By Michael Burton | 08 April 2020
The benefit cap should be lifted to ensure 36,000 working age families can access the temporary i...
WELFARE
Universal credit 'is key to hardship', says think tank
By Heather Jameson | 02 April 2020
Universal credit is the ‘key to many families avoiding real hardship’, the Resolution Foundation ...
WELFARE
Universal credit pushed back again
By Chris Mahony | 04 February 2020
The Department for Work and Pensions has again shifted the date for full implementation of Univer...
WHITEHALL
How important are ministers?
By Michael Burton | 28 January 2020
When you couple a high turnover of ministers with a high turnover of senior civil servants, as is...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Hull bids to pilot Universal Basic Income
By Martin Ford | 20 January 2020
Councillors voted to establish a steering group and seek support from the Government.
HOUSING
Britain's poorest tenants risk homelessness due to private rents gap
By Ann McGauran | 04 December 2019
Shortfalls between private rental levels and the allowances received by Britain’s poorest tenants...
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