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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Nine out of ten claimants unprepared for UC, survey finds

By Jonathan Werran | 08 July 2013

Citizens Advice survey shows 92% of likley claimants for Universal Credit would have one problem ...

FINANCE

Funding gap widens

By Jonathan Werran | 04 July 2013

Councils face an ever-widening funding gap, which is set to expand from £2.8bn in 2013/14 to £14....

WHITEHALL

LGA Conference 2013: electoral registration fund opens for councils

By Jonathan Werran | 04 July 2013

Local authorities invited to bid from cash pot aimed at getting more social housing tenants on th...

FINANCE

LGA Conference 2013: manage cuts or hike taxes. It's your choice, says Pickles

By Jonathan Werran | 03 July 2013

Communities secretary Eric Pickles tells town hall chiefs he expects them to either manage the ne...

FINANCE

Think-tank slams plans to freeze council tax

By Jonathan Werran | 03 July 2013

Coalition plans to extend the council tax freeze have been criticised by public finance experts f...

WHITEHALL

DCLG is slapped with £217m fine for 'one night' overdraft

By Jonathan Werran | 03 July 2013

The National Audit Office has published a report stating the Department for Communities and Local...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

LGA Conference 2013: fight and resist Whitehall 'Nimbys', Heseltine urges

By Jonathan Werran | 03 July 2013

Lord Heseltine suggests single pot could increase over next spending review, and calls for fight ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

York City Council LEP exit bid is rebuffed

By Jonathan Werran | 03 July 2013

York chiefs are seeking talks after housing minister Mark Prisk rebuffed the authority’s wish to ...

FINANCE

LGA Conference 2013: Casey urges chief execs to lead on troubled families

By Jonathan Werran | 02 July 2013

Troubled families tsar Louise Casey praises role of councils in fixing chaotic households but urg...

FINANCE

Caerphilly chief executive O'Sullivan arrested on suspicion of fraud

By Jonathan Werran | 02 July 2013

Caerphilly Council chief executive Anthony O’Sullivan one of two council officials arrested by po...

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