Articles by William Eichler
Council leaders welcome £12bn affordable housing fund
By William Eichler | 08 September 2020
Local authority leaders have welcomed the Government’s affordable housing funding announcement, b...
Tribunal rules foster care workers entitled to employee rights
By William Eichler | 01 September 2020
A UK tribunal has ruled that foster care workers are council employees and therefore entitled to ...
New scheme to support self-isolating workers does not go 'far enough', Burnham says
By William Eichler | 27 August 2020
Mayor Andy Burnham has criticised the Government’s announcement of a new payment for people who a...
Local authority pension fund invests £150m in rental housing
By William Eichler | 25 August 2020
An investment manager for local authority pension funds has invested £150m in private rental hous...
Government tells councils to 'do their bit' for child asylum seekers
By William Eichler | 21 August 2020
The Home Office has called on local authorities to do more to support vulnerable children seeking...
Extra £40m to tackle homelessness
By William Eichler | 11 August 2020
The Welsh Government has announced extra cash aimed to provide people with safe and secure homes.
Care home deaths drop but council chiefs still 'seriously' concerned
By William Eichler | 17 June 2020
Council chiefs welcome decrease in the number of Covid-related care home deaths but warn that it ...
Council chiefs call for action to resolve £6bn Covid-19 crisis
By William Eichler | 16 June 2020
Local authority leaders have urged the Government to provide detailed plans on how to ensure the ...
Government appoints Arup-led consortium for £3.6bn Towns Fund delivery
By William Eichler | 15 June 2020
The engineering company Arup has been appointed to lead a consortium to help local authorities ac...
Grenfell taskforce to 'stand down'
By William Eichler | 27 March 2020
The Government has announced that the taskforce formed to help Kensington & Chelsea LBC respond t...
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