Majority of councils ‘will need to increase charges to make ends meet’
Council finances are in a “mess” and the vast majority have said they will need to increase charges for services to make ends meet in the face of a Government
Read MoreCouncil finances are in a “mess” and the vast majority have said they will need to increase charges for services to make ends meet in the face of a Government
Read MoreThe Government is “devolving the blame for their cuts” through changes to the local government funding settlement, Labour has claimed. Shadow communities and local government minister Steve Reed (pictured) argued
Read MoreA High Court judge has rejected claims that Birmingham City Council – the largest housing authority in England – is “systemically” turning away homeless applicants. Four homeless people had taken
Read MoreThe Scottish Parliament has passed new legislation to improve support for carers despite concerns about its “woefully inadequate” funding. MSPs unanimously backed the Scottish Government’s Carers (Scotland) Bill, which will
Read MoreThere are serious failings in the accessibility and accuracy of short break statements among local authorities in England, according to new research by Cardiff University. A survey carried out by
Read MoreReductions to council’s public health grants are “cuts to the NHS in all but name”, council leaders have said. The Local Government Association warned there would be a “major impact”
Read MoreThe First Minister has called on councils to “do the right thing” and accept the funding deal being offered by the Scottish Government. She made the plea as the February
Read MoreMore than 25,000 jobs are under threat because of cuts to council spending across the country, new research has revealed. Local authorities in many areas are proposing job losses, ranging
Read MoreNew analysis of Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) data by Which? Elderly Care has found that nearly a third (31%) of unpaid carers looking after an elderly relative
Read More“Chronic” insecurity in the private rented sector in England has led to a fourfold increase since 2010 in the number of households forced into homelessness when tenancies end, according to
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