The latest articles written by William Eichler

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Government 'effectively abandoned' care home residents to COVID-19, Amnesty says

By William Eichler | 05 October 2020

Care home residents in England were ‘effectively abandoned’ by the Government in the early stages...

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

Committee condemns 'pie-in-the-sky' cladding promises

By William Eichler | 16 September 2020

Thousands of people are at risk because of ‘serious shortcomings’ in the Government’s long-term r...

HOUSING

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...

LEGAL

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 ...

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 ...

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