Poverty - Page 14

By Sheila Oxtoby | 23 January 2023

Sheila Oxtoby says the county deal for Norfolk might not be the one everyone would have liked or ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Moving on from the poverty pageant

By Professor Graeme Atherton | 20 January 2023

Professor Graeme Atherton says an end to ‘poverty pageant’ bidding for growth funding would mean ...

HOUSING

We need to make homes greener

By Paul Shevlin | 17 January 2023

Renters have little or no control over the energy efficiency of the homes they live in, yet are t...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Staring into the welfare state chasm

By Ann McGauran | 17 January 2023

Reform and tackling persistent underfunding are the answers to the litany of problems that beset ...

HOUSING

Tackling fuel poverty in the private rented sector

By Cara Jenkinson | 16 January 2023

Councils are calling for action to help them robustly enforce Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards...

FINANCE

Scottish councils face 'most difficult budget' for years

By Martin Ford | 12 January 2023

Councils in Scotland face the 'most difficult budget setting context seen for many years,’ a fina...

EMERGENCY PLANNING

Meeting demand for out-of-hours services

By Paul Marinko | 10 January 2023

How can cash-strapped councils ensure they provide an effective out-of-hours customer service so ...

WELFARE

Household Support Fund should be permanent, council leaders say

By William Eichler | 09 January 2023

The Government should make the Household Support Fund it has provided to councils permanent to he...

HOMELESSNESS

How can technology help tackle homelessness?

By Seb Barker | 05 January 2023

Seb Barker says it is crucial we adopt a person-centric approach to tackling homelessness, and he...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Now is the time for government to invest in community businesses

By Nick Plumb | 05 January 2023

Community businesses are resilient in tough times, and that’s why the Government needs to priorit...

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