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Government admits councils spending 75% of budgets on adult social care

By Paul Marinko | 12 December 2023

A Government minister has admitted around three quarters of council budgets are now being spent o...

Government speeds up shift of Whitehall jobs out of London

By Paul Marinko | 12 December 2023

The Government has brought forward plans to move 22,000 civil service jobs out of London as part ...

Final round of brownfield housing fund launched

By Paul Marinko | 12 December 2023

Councils are set to bid for £80m of funding to deliver new homes after the Government launched th...

Scots make bumpy start – but will England follow the plan?

By Paul Marinko | 11 December 2023

As the relationship between Scottish councils, unions and Holyrood ministers remains tense as the...

Urgent action called for as housing support fund set to half

By Paul Marinko | 11 December 2023

New analysis has claimed the national funding pot for discretionary housing payments (DHP) will h...

Future Forum North: 'Move Oflog out of London for independence'

By Paul Marinko | 08 December 2023

If the new Office for Local Government (Oflog) wants to demonstrate its independence it should mo...

End idea of devolution 'deals' says Josephs

By Paul Marinko | 08 December 2023

Sheffield City Council’s chief executive has said the sector needs to get away from the idea of ‘...

Delayed discharges up since 2021 despite £1.3bn extra funding

By Paul Marinko | 05 December 2023

Delayed hospital discharges have risen by 14% in two years despite the Government investing £1.3b...

Fears over impact of Government's immigration plans on care sector

By Paul Marinko | 05 December 2023

Fears have emerged that the Government plans to reduce immigration will make caring for the vulne...

Innovation keeps the wheels on social care

By Paul Marinko | 27 November 2023

With no prospects of long-term funding solutions, social care teams are having to focus on creati...