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The MJ Future Forum: Challenges, threats and opportunities from next year's budget settlement

By Michael Burton | 12 June 2012

Top speakers attended The MJ’s inaugural Future Forum event for council chief executives on May 2...

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LGA warning over benefit cut

By Jonathan Werran | 12 June 2012

The LGA has warned more than two million working-age council tax benefit (CTB) claimants face hav...

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Brent consults on radical CTB plan

By Jonathan Werran | 11 June 2012

Brent LBC has begun a public consultation over its localised council tax benefit scheme - which c...

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Pickles publishes high street guide

By Dominic Browne | 08 June 2012

A handbook to help councils and communities identify strategies to improve local shopping areas h...

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Future of Scotland's Right to Buy in doubt

By Tom Bridge | 08 June 2012

The Right to Buy scheme may be abolished in Scotland, Scottish housing minister Keith Brown has a...

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Midlands councils and landlords join forces

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 June 2012

Councils and housing associations in the West Midlands agree to work together to help tenants pre...

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IFS warning over CTB reforms

By Jonathan Werran | 08 June 2012

Public finance experts have reported councils face a 'truly formidable challenge' in delivering l...

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Localised CTB 'will force more real-term savings'

By Jonathan Werran | 08 June 2012

Expert warns local authorities will need to make higher real-term savings when managing CTB schemes.

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The MJ Future Forum 2012: speakers' slides

08 June 2012

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Real pensions winner is common sense

By Jonathan Werran | 07 June 2012

The thing about common sense is that, despite protestations to the contrary, it really isn't that...