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 ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Third sector welcomes best value commitment

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 July 2013

NAVCA welcomes local government minister Don Foster's restatement of Government commitment to sta...

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...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

CEOP: councils must step up efforts to combat child sex abuse

By Mark Conrad | 02 July 2013

Police urge councils to do more to tackle child sexual exploitation, after new evidence shows man...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

UC rolls out to Wigan

By Jonathan Werran | 01 July 2013

Jobseekers in Wigan can today claim benefits from Universal Credit, in latest advance of the Coal...

FINANCE

Spending Review 2013: welfare spending cap from April 2015

By Jonathan Werran | 26 June 2013

Chancellor proposed setting four-year cap on welfare costs from April 2015, with limits set there...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Welfare reforms driving up rent says London Councils

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 June 2013

London Councils has warned government plans to reform the welfare system could be driving rents u...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Children of public sector workers to be pushed into poverty, says TUC

By Jonathan Werran | 24 June 2013

Some 180,000 children who have at least one parent working in the public sector are set to fall i...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

'Bedroom tax' councils could lose HB subsidies, Lord Freud warns

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2013

Housing Benefit subsidies could be axed for councils trying to get around ‘bedroom tax’ by re-des...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Poverty rises by 900k, DWP figures show

By Thomas Bridge | 14 June 2013

An additional 900,000 people were living in poverty in 2011/12 - including 300,000 more children ...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Planning and Economy

£104,464 (plus generous pension and benefits)

Southend-on-Sea is one of the UK’s newest cities, and this is a fascinating time to join us as we shape our future. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Director of Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement

£Competitive

Tower Hamlets is the fastest growing and most densely populated local authority in the UK. Apply for this job

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

£123,983 - £138,786 per annum (37 hours per week)

Blackpool is Changing for the Better, Can You Lead Delivery of the Next Chapter? Apply for this job

Blackpool Coastal Housing