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COUNCIL TAX
A steady erosion of support: thirteen years on from the localisation of Council Tax Support
By Rebecca McDonald | 08 April 2026
Broader budget pressures are making it increasingly difficult for councils to maintain support through Council Tax Reduction schemes, and places affected by reorganisation need to offer a unified s...
COUNCIL TAX
EXCLUSIVE: Council tax support localisation hits poorer areas
By Dan Peters | 08 April 2026
Poorer areas tend to offer less council tax support than more affluent areas more than a decade a...
HOUSING
EXCLUSIVE: Rising temporary accommodation bill fuelled by B&B exodus
By Dan Peters | 26 March 2026
The amount of money spent by councils in the capital on the most expensive type of emergency temp...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Three wishes to transform children's care needs
By John Pearce | 05 March 2026
There are challenges endemic across children’s care nearly four years on from the MacAlister revi...
LOCAL ECONOMIES
The first steps to getting young people working
By Ben Lucas | 03 March 2026
Ben Lucas says devolution of youth unemployment services is key to economic growth.
DEVOLUTION
The march of the metro mayors
By Vijay K Luthra | 21 January 2026
Patrick Diamond and Vijay K Luthra look at what England’s metro mayors can really change. And wha...
POLICY AND POLITICS
A bit more 'no, minister' is needed
By Michael Burton | 20 January 2026
A succession of government U-turns over badly-considered policies suggest the Whitehall machine i...
LEADERSHIP
A system for success
By Heather Jameson | 23 December 2025
Luton Council’s bold 2040 vision prioritises jobs, homes and safety. Heather Jameson talks to chi...
HOMELESSNESS
£3.5bn investment to 'end homelessness for good'
By Dan Peters | 10 December 2025
A cross-government plan to ‘end homelessness for good’ by preventing it before it occurs has been...
ADCS
Where every person can belong
By Rachael Wardell | 10 December 2025
Rachael Wardell says ending the two-child benefit cap is a welcome step. Mental health must now b...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Councils' concerns over access to holiday schemes
By Joe Lepper | 09 December 2025
Councils are concerned that the most vulnerable families are missing out on benefits of their hol...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
Director of Education and Inclusion
£120,901
Premium jobAs we move into a new era built on the strengths and ambition of our borough, we are seeking an outstanding Director of Education... Apply for this job
Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)
£53,460 - £56,732 per annum
Premium jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council. Apply for this job
Joint Chief Planning Officer
£85,456 - £92,027
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
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