Whitehall must pump-prime councils if Government chiefs want to tackle homelessness, five housing leaders have warned. They have told Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner that the UK needs a “paradigm
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The number of households needing help for homelessness because they had to leave Government asylum support accommodation has soared, new figures showed. A total of 16,660 households were assessed as
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A record high of more than 150,000 children living in temporary accommodation has been described as “astounding” amid calls for more action to address what the Government has acknowledged is
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A record number of people in England were waiting for an autism assessment in June, according to new figures. Nine out of 10 patients were waiting longer than the recommended
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Staff in social work teams are to strike for five days from Friday in a dispute over salary grades and working cover. Around 200 social care support officers and hearing
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A couple have appeared in court after their baby died from a head injury alleged to be consistent with “shaking or impact”. Kaylani Kalanzi was three months old when she
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Tackling child poverty through measures such as scrapping the two-child limit and benefit cap “would likely” improve child health and address regional inequalities, new research has suggested. The Labour Government
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A serving Kent Police officer “felt flattered” and “enjoyed the attention” from text messages sent by a witness during a burglary investigation, a court has heard. Matthew Peall, 47, who
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A former police officer has been handed a suspended prison sentence after admitting child sex offences, the police watchdog has said. Police constable Darcy Woods-Broady, 21, who served with Gloucestershire
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The UK’s data protection watchdog said it has provisionally decided to fine a software provider just over £6 million over a 2022 ransomware attack that disrupted NHS and social care
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