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HOUSING
Government boosts incentive for councils to build homes
By Paul Marinko | 28 January 2026
Councils are to be freed up to build and manage up to 1,000 homes without having to open a Housin...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
CCN: Funding for adult social care pay to fall short by £350m
By Joe Lepper | 27 January 2026
Government funding for plans to tackle low pay in adult social care will fall short by around £35...
FAIR FUNDING
CCN: Counties and rural unitaries short changed compared to mets
By Joe Lepper | 23 January 2026
Government funding for counties and rural unitaries over the next three years will only meet 2p o...
ELECTIONS
Reed decides to postpone elections for 29 councils
By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2026
Steve Reed has said elections this year will be postponed for 29 councils.
LGA
LGA accused of pushing restructure to beat 'fire and rehire' changes
By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2026
The Labour-led Local Government Association’s has been accused of trying to push through its rest...
MENTAL HEALTH
Government fails on mental health funding pledge
By Exclusive by Dan Peters | 21 January 2026
The Government has failed to directly fund a pledge to give 60% of pupils access to a mental heal...
INTERVENTION
Reed steps up Tower Hamlets intervention
By Joe Lepper | 20 January 2026
The Government is stepping up its intervention in the running of Tower Hamlets LBC amid fresh dou...
HOUSING
Tensions rise over out of area placements
By Paul Marinko | 14 January 2026
Council relations have strained over housing placements, with some authorities accused of ‘cleans...
HOUSING
Housing targets could be reduced for new town areas
By Paul Marinko | 13 January 2026
The Government has indicated councils’ housing targets could be reduced if planned new towns are ...
SAFETY
Birmingham faces MP criticism surrounding football fan ban
By Paul Marinko | 07 January 2026
MPs have accused Birmingham City Council of providing a ‘biased picture’ surrounding the decision...
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