Title
FINANCE
Common failures among EFS recipients uncovered
By Martin Ford | 22 September 2025
The most common failings plunging councils into financial crisis have been laid out in analysis p...
HOMELESSNESS
Councils spend record £2.8bn on temporary housing
By Heather Jameson | 19 September 2025
The Government has released new figures showing that local councils in England spent £2.8bn on te...
REGENERATION
Institutional capital unlocking UK regeneration
By Tom Roberts | 19 September 2025
There is no lack of vision when it comes to local authority regeneration projects but they are of...
POLITICS
Lib Dem conference: Slade urges Government to cap soaring contract charges
By Heather Jameson | 19 September 2025
Lib Dem local government spokesperson Vikki Slade has urged the Government to cap soaring private...
HOUSING
Temporary accommodation spending hits £2.8bn
By Dan Peters | 18 September 2025
Council spending on temporary accommodation has increased by a quarter to £2.8bn for 2024-25.
FINANCE
Council finances at a crossroads
By Owen Mapley | 18 September 2025
Owen Mapley looks at the progress made with local government finances since Keir Starmer’s party ...
REORGANISATION
County backs east-west unitaries
By Dan Peters | 17 September 2025
Senior Staffordshire CC members have backed the development of a business case for two new unitar...
FINANCE
Government delays mean councils will face financial time pressures
By Tracy Bingham | 17 September 2025
With the Government now confirming the Budget will be on 26 November, the local government financ...
FINANCE
Caution urged on fair funding flexibilities
By Martin Ford | 16 September 2025
Experts have urged caution after Whitehall officials are understood to have privately mooted allo...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Judicial review threat for food waste laggards
By Dan Peters | 16 September 2025
English councils that fail to offer separate food waste collections to all homes from April could...
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