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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...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children's services, adult social care top list of complaints
By Hiba Mahamadi | 30 July 2019
Most complaints about councils received by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) i...
WHITEHALL
Conservative Street in housing benefits freeze call
By Dan Peters | 22 July 2019
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has called on his own party to reduce homelessness by reversing t...
FINANCE
Universal Credit draining council resources
By Naomi Larsson | 15 July 2019
Universal Credit (UC) is draining resources from councils, a new survey has found.
WHITEHALL
Combined strategy call to tackle homelessness
By Ann McGauran | 20 June 2019
The Government should commit to a coherent combined housing and homelessness strategy, a report p...
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- Council backlash over asylum reforms
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Head of Pensions - Projects
£63,966 - £67,575 (FTE)
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has an opportunity for a Head of Pensions - Projects, with experience of the Local Government Pension Scheme. Apply for this job
Principal Public Health Manager (Population Health Management)
PO8 - £63,966 - £67,575
This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference to the health outcomes of the population of Greenwich. Apply for this job
Corporate Director of Resources (Section 151 Officer)
£141,233 to £164,272 plus relocation
Shape the financial future of England’s largest council. Lead with purpose. Deliver with impact Apply for this job
- Council backlash over asylum reforms
- Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience
- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
- Exclusive: Councils must be made an equal partner in designing a national care system, says Casey
- Commissioner threatens legal action after censure
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