Immigration

By EXCLUSIVE by Mark Conrad | 05 December 2023

Shocking public health report by Hounslow LBC exposes bleak conditions as councils urge Home Offi...

FINANCE

Are we heading to a funding train crash?

By Ian Miller | 04 December 2023

The District Councils’ Network 'seeks at least a 6% increase in core spending power for districts...

WHITEHALL

Home Office admits 'more we can and need to do'

By Martin Ford | 30 November 2023

More needs to be done to share data and improve communications with councils, Home Office mandari...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

NCASC: Government must make 'some difficult decisions' on children's services

By Ann McGauran | 29 November 2023

The Government must make ‘some difficult decisions’ if it is ‘not able or willing’ to provide fun...

HOUSING

Thousands of refugees face homelessness at Christmas, LGA warns

By Ellie Ames | 29 November 2023

The Government’s push to clear the asylum backlog is putting ‘tens of thousands’ of refugees at r...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Council directors call for ministers to ditch 'senseless' immigration crackdown

By Mark Conrad | 27 November 2023

An influential group of experts – including council directors – has urged ministers to ditch ‘sen...

HOUSING

DLUHC defends homelessness monitoring

By Martin Ford | 23 November 2023

Mandarins have denied they do not have a clear picture of homelessness levels among Ukrainian ref...

FINANCE

Fewer than 100 homes for refugees are occupied

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2023

Fewer than 100 homes acquired using a fund to support English councils obtain housing for those f...

EXCLUSIVE: Asylum seeker dispersal only reaches 60% mark

By Mark Conrad | 23 November 2023

The Home Office’s Full Dispersal policy of placing asylum seekers across all UK regions has deliv...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils brace as Supreme Court outlaws Rwanda asylum plan

By Mark Conrad | 15 November 2023

The Supreme Court has ruled the UK’s controversial proposal to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda...

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