Housing

By William Eichler | 07 June 2024

Labour would bring back council house-building targets and hire new officers to deal with the bac...

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...

Working in partnership to help households stay warm and well

29 May 2024

Groundwork Green Doctors and the Green Doctor Academy are committed to offering practical and beh...

WHITEHALL

Government digs in over asylum housing target

By Mark Conrad | 29 May 2024

The Home Office has doubled down on council concerns over asylum targets and insisted its Full Di...

PLANNING

Labour set to build like it's 1945

By Paul Marinko | 28 May 2024

As the General Election race kicks into gear, Labour hopes its new towns policy will prove the so...

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...

WHITEHALL

General Election: Pay transparency legislation falls

By Martin Ford | 28 May 2024

Key council-related legislation – including fresh transparency over senior pay – failed to make i...

WHITEHALL

Council reaches agreement over controversial asylum site

By Mark Conrad | 28 May 2024

West Lindsey DC is celebrating a success in its campaign to protect a £300m regeneration project ...

HOUSING

The MJ Comment - Whitehall is expecting a magic trick over asylum seeker housing

By Paul Marinko | 22 May 2024

As our front page reveals, the Government is continuing to pile pressure on councils to house asy...

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

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Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

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Nottingham City Council

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council