The latest articles written by William Eichler

HEALTH

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...

PENSIONS

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...

IMMIGRATION

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...

HOUSING

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.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

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 ...

FINANCE

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 ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

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...

FIRE SAFETY

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...

HEALTH

'Social care needs you', retired care workers told

By William Eichler | 26 March 2020

Council chiefs urge retired care workers to return to work in order to boost an over-stretched so...

PAY

Glasgow seeks 1,500 voluntary redundancies

By William Eichler | 24 March 2020

Glasgow City Council has announced that it is offering voluntary redundancies to its staff in ord...

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