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Temporary accommodation up by 74% in 10 years

By Dan Peters | 10 January 2023

The number of people living in temporary accommodation has risen by an ‘alarming’ 74% in the last...

Council pleads guilty to health and safety breach after Ella Henderson death

By Dan Peters | 10 January 2023

Newcastle City Council’s boss has said new procedures have been put in place after the local auth...

Brown to ask Government to bypass referendum limit

By Dan Peters | 05 January 2023

The chief executive of troubled Slough Council is preparing to ask the Government for permission ...

Gove demands answers after maladministration findings

By Dan Peters | 03 January 2023

Michael Gove has demanded answers and action from Lambeth LBC and Birmingham City Council after t...

Ministers increase Levelling Up Fund allocation

By Dan Peters | 22 December 2022

Ministers have increased the allocation in the second round of the Levelling Up Fund after receiv...

Section 114 notice issued for Thurrock

By Dan Peters | 20 December 2022

Thurrock Council’s interim director of finance, Jonathan Wilson, has issued a section 114 notice ...

Tributes paid to 'outstanding' former Westminster leader

By Dan Peters | 15 December 2022

Tributes have been paid after the death of 'outstanding' former Westminster City Council leader P...

Homes for Ukraine host payments to increase

By Dan Peters | 14 December 2022

The Government has announced it will increase payments made to people who have opened their homes...

Government urged to act to prevent children's services slide

By Dan Peters | 14 December 2022

Local authorities have called on the Government to act to stop more council children’s services d...

Councils named and shamed by Housing Ombudsman

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2022

Some 19 councils have been named for being among the landlords with the highest proportion of hou...