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Streeting agrees to 'simple asks' from Baroness Casey
POLICY AND POLITICS

Streeting agrees to 'simple asks' from Baroness Casey

By Lee Peart | 05 March 2026

Baroness Louise Casey has revealed she has written to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting with five ‘simple asks’ ahead of her commission’s first report on social care.

DISABILITY

Government admits disability grant drop

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026

The Government has admitted the total amount of Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) being distributed...

ROUGH SLEEPING

Councils record mixed rough sleeping picture

By Neil Merrick | 02 March 2026

Councils that traditionally report large numbers of rough sleepers recorded fewer people sleeping...

SOCIAL CARE

Social care prioritisation drops to record low

By Lee Peart | 02 March 2026

Public prioritisation of social care as a major issue has dropped to a record of between 1% and 3...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils stripped of asylum data access

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2025

Councils have been stripped of access to information about asylum seeker accommodation after the ...

FINANCE

Council tax prison call

By Dan Peters | 11 December 2025

England should follow Scotland and Wales in scrapping the sanction of imprisonment for non-paymen...

WHITEHALL

Grey belt countryside warning

By Joe Lepper | 07 December 2025

Almost nine in 10 grey belt developments approved by the Government rather than councils over the...

ASYLUM

Backlash warning over asylum decentralisation

By Joe Lepper | 04 December 2025

Councils fear a backlash from far-right activists if responsibility for housing asylum seekers wa...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Charity warning over fair funding proposals

By Dan Peters | 19 November 2025

Proposals around council tax in the fair funding review will ‘further penalise’ already-strugglin...

COUNCIL TAX

'Outdated and harmful': Council bailiff use soars 30%

By William Eichler | 20 October 2025

The use of bailiffs by local authorities in England and Wales has surged by 30% in just two years...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Domestic recruitment and retention challenges persist in adult social care

By Liz Wells | 15 October 2025

England’s adult social care sector faces long-term recruitment and retention challenges as it is ...

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