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POVERTY

End of an era for energy firms?

By Martin Ford | 22 February 2022

With the high profile demise of a series of local authority-owned energy firms, Martin Ford asks ...

COUNCIL TAX

Universal Credit would be better delivery vehicle for energy bills support

By Deven Ghelani | 17 February 2022

Universal Credit has the data on those likely to need support with energy bills and would be a mo...

COUNCIL TAX

Delay warning on energy bill support

15 February 2022

The Government has been warned an ‘enormous’ number of council tax payers not using direct debit ...

COUNCIL TAX

Still in the dark on help with energy bills

By Ian Miller | 15 February 2022

If help for those facing increases in energy costs was going to be delivered via councils it migh...

COUNCIL TAX

The trouble with money

By Ann McGauran | 15 February 2022

Despite a ‘massive degree of uncertainty’ surrounding what the Government is calling a ‘council t...

COUNCIL TAX

Council tax rebate won't fix a long-broken system

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2022

The chancellor’s decision to give a rebate of £150 to those in council tax bands A-D 'has done a ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

You can't level up from Whitehall

By Sarah Longlands | 07 February 2022

The Levelling up White Paper spent a lot of time talking about ancient history, but will do littl...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Inflation's a concern for councils and residents

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 01 February 2022

Councils and residents are facing severe price rises that will hit the more deprived hardest, say...

COUNCIL TAX

Supporting Wandsworth's residents through difficult times

By Cllr Ravi Govindia | 01 February 2022

Wandsworth LBC is freezing council rents along with heating and hot water fuel charges from April...

PAY

Council staff need support through the cost of living crisis

By Mike Short | 31 January 2022

In the context of the cost of living crisis, the workers who supported communities through the to...

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Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

frederica-diamanta

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council