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FINANCE

Pressure grows to raise housing benefits

By Martin Ford | 26 August 2022

Calls have been made to raise Local Housing Allowance (LHA) to prevent a surge in homelessness.

LONDON COUNCILS

Navigating asylum

By Mark Conrad | 17 August 2022

How have councils reacted to the Government’s Full Dispersal proposals for a fairer distribution ...

LONDON COUNCILS

Councils' crucial role in response to the cost of living crisis

By Alison Griffin | 16 August 2022

Local government’s ability to tailor support for the cost of living crisis based on knowledge of ...

WHITEHALL

'Limited pushback' to asylum targets

By Mark Conrad | 15 August 2022

Home Office targets to spread the number of asylum seekers around the UK have met with only limit...

WHITEHALL

Fury at short notice of asylum targets

By EXCLUSIVE By Mark Conrad and Dan Peters | 10 August 2022

Home Office chiefs were this week accused of dumping responsibility for strict new asylum targets...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Bridging the SEND gap

By Cllr Ian Edwards | 08 August 2022

Cllr Ian Edwards at London Councils welcomes the new SEND Green Paper, but he says challenges rem...

FINANCE

Inflation crisis hitting North worse than London, think-tank finds

By Chris Mahony | 18 July 2022

Poorly-insulated homes and inadequate public transport mean the inflation crisis is hitting citie...

LONDON COUNCILS

Inaccurate census could cost Londoners

By William Eichler | 29 June 2022

New census data on London’s population figures underestimates the number of people living in the ...

LONDON COUNCILS

London Councils appoints new director

By Martin Ford | 27 June 2022

Piali Das Gupta has been announced as a new strategy director at the organisation.

LONDON COUNCILS

Census concerns mount ahead of publication date

By Chris Mahony | 21 June 2022

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has attempted to ease local government anxiety over the ...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Transport

£112,924

Premium jobEast Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) is on a bold journey. Apply for this job

East Midlands Combined County Authority

Group Lawyer Manager (Contracts and Commercial) - WMF2156e

£63,830 - £66,642

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Commercial and Contracts Lawyer to join our high-performing legal team Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Programme Manager, Scarborough

£49,764 - £53,817 per annum

Are you someone who is innovative and can oversee the delivery of strategic transformation programmes? Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council