Homelessness

By Martin Ford | 23 July 2024

Councils face ‘unsustainable financial pressure’ due to record levels of homelessness, according ...

Homelessness unit plans welcomed by charities

By Dan Peters | 18 July 2024

Charities have welcomed reports that local government secretary Angela Rayner is planning to esta...

HOMELESSNESS

Experts weigh in on Tories' failure to end rough sleeping

By Dan Peters | 03 July 2024

Experts have questioned outgoing local government secretary Michael Gove’s excuse for the Conserv...

FINANCE

Avoiding the iceberg

By David Phillips | 18 June 2024

David Phillips suggests steps the next government and councils should take to alleviate the secto...

HOUSING

Modular housing: helping to solve the social housing crisis?

By Helen Bunch | 17 June 2024

Modular housing is not a silver bullet that will solve the housing crisis - but there is a strong...

FINANCE

Cash-strapped Slough BC faces going £11m over budget

By William Eichler | 13 June 2024

Slough BC’s leadership should take ‘immediate action’ as the council is at risk of going £11m ove...

FINANCE

Quarter of councils spending 5% of budgets on temporary accommodation

By William Eichler | 05 June 2024

One in four councils in England spent 5% of their core budgets on temporary accommodation in 2022...

HOMELESSNESS

The MJ Comment: Election starting pistol shoots down all action

By Heather Jameson | 28 May 2024

Too much of the everyday process of running the country gets paused while national politicians co...

WELFARE

Knitting the net to tackle hardship

By More recently the Household Support Fund (HSF) has played a crucial role in bolstering this provision. But the HSF is now due to end in September. This is deeply short-sighted. As the National Audit Office has shown, local welfare assistance generates savings for other parts of local and national government by preventing crises spiralling. | 28 May 2024

Speaker at New Local's upcoming Stronger Things 2024 Katie Schmuecker argues councils are key to ...

HOUSING

A design for living

By Sally Dickinson | 28 May 2024

Sally Dickinson explains how the Berkeley Foundation is working with its charity partner and loca...

Assistant Director of Place Operations

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Assistant Director of Place Operations

to £115,452

Bury is a proud and prosperous borough Apply for this job

Bury Council

HR Manager

£55,675 - £56,649

At Kirklees we believe in fostering a supportive and dynamic work environment. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Head of Community Safety and Prevention (1-year Fixed-Term)

£77,325.00 - £86,802.00 per annum

Do you have a passion for supporting communities? Apply for this job

MOPAC