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HOUSING
Councils spend record £1bn on temporary accommodation
By William Eichler | 30 August 2024
English councils spent a record £1bn on temporary accommodation for homeless households last year...
IMPROVEMENT
EXCLUSIVE: More than one in three have not published corporate or finance peer challenge in last five years
By Dan Peters | 29 August 2024
The new Government this week came under pressure to take a stronger line on councils that put off...
HOUSING
New Homes Bonus expansion floated
By Dan Peters | 29 August 2024
The New Homes Bonus could be expanded to combined authorities to give them an incentive to help t...
SOCIAL CARE
Care providers call for reform of hospital discharge process
By Lee Peart | 27 August 2024
Care providers have called on the Government to reform the hospital discharge process.
POLITICS
Haigh: Councils should decide on traffic measures
By Chris Ames | 22 August 2024
Transport secretary Louise Haigh has pledged to back councils that implement low traffic neighbou...
FINANCE
Council grant funding increases by £2.4bn
By Michael Burton | 21 August 2024
Whitehall revenue grant funding to local authorities was up by £2.4bn last month, the latest figu...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Fresh fiscal devolution push as cuts loom
By Dan Peters | 01 August 2024
Council chiefs are attempting to push fiscal devolution onto the desks of new ministers as the Go...
FINANCE
Government urged to devolve council tax powers
By Emily Twinch | 31 July 2024
The Government should devolve the power to fix council tax rates to local authorities, a think-ta...
POLICY
Sector reassures after private school VAT change confirmed
By Martin Ford | 30 July 2024
Councils believe they can manage the increase in demand for school places after Labour’s removal ...
SOCIAL CARE
Reeves scraps care charging reforms amid spending cuts
By Dan Peters | 30 July 2024
Adult social care charging reforms delayed by the Tories will be scrapped, saving more than £1bn ...
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