HOMELESSNESS
Homelessness pressures 'unsustainable'
By Martin Ford | 23 July 2024
Councils face ‘unsustainable financial pressure’ due to record levels of homelessness, according to a public spending watchdog.
HOMELESSNESS
Homelessness unit plans welcomed by charities
By Dan Peters | 18 July 2024
Charities have welcomed reports that local government secretary Angela Rayner is planning to esta...
HOMELESSNESS
Experts weigh in on Tories' failure to end rough sleeping
By Dan Peters | 03 July 2024
Experts have questioned outgoing local government secretary Michael Gove’s excuse for the Conserv...
FINANCE
Avoiding the iceberg
By David Phillips | 18 June 2024
David Phillips suggests steps the next government and councils should take to alleviate the secto...
HOUSING
Modular housing: helping to solve the social housing crisis?
By Helen Bunch | 17 June 2024
Modular housing is not a silver bullet that will solve the housing crisis - but there is a strong...
FINANCE
Cash-strapped Slough BC faces going £11m over budget
By William Eichler | 13 June 2024
Slough BC’s leadership should take ‘immediate action’ as the council is at risk of going £11m ove...
FINANCE
Quarter of councils spending 5% of budgets on temporary accommodation
By William Eichler | 05 June 2024
One in four councils in England spent 5% of their core budgets on temporary accommodation in 2022...
HOMELESSNESS
The MJ Comment: Election starting pistol shoots down all action
By Heather Jameson | 28 May 2024
Too much of the everyday process of running the country gets paused while national politicians co...
WELFARE
Knitting the net to tackle hardship
By More recently the Household Support Fund (HSF) has played a crucial role in bolstering this provision. But the HSF is now due to end in September. This is deeply short-sighted. As the National Audit Office has shown, local welfare assistance generates savings for other parts of local and national government by preventing crises spiralling. | 28 May 2024
Speaker at New Local's upcoming Stronger Things 2024 Katie Schmuecker argues councils are key to ...
HOUSING
A design for living
By Sally Dickinson | 28 May 2024
Sally Dickinson explains how the Berkeley Foundation is working with its charity partner and loca...
LONDON COUNCILS
Costly housing crisis support crowds out prevention
By Jon Rowney | 15 May 2024
Jon Rowney says financial pressure on councils caused by the lack of affordable homes risks beco...
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