DEVOLUTION

We need the People's Powerhouse now more than ever

By Tracy Fishwick | 08 November 2019

The need for the People’s Powerhouse and an alternative, optimistic vision for the North is only ...

WELFARE

Figures expose shameful causes of children's care costs

By Paul Marinko | 07 November 2019

The impact of poverty on council children’s services saw calls for action this week from MPs and ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

We will all pay the price for not spending on care

By Heather Jameson | 06 November 2019

Heather Jameson says the Government is tinkering on the edges of the welfare reforms in an effort...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Poverty driving up children's care costs

By Paul Marinko | 05 November 2019

Councils have seen an 85% increase in child protection plans over the decade, with poverty and po...

SCOTLAND

COSLA conference: 'Brexit could undermine good work by councils'

By Dan Peters | 10 October 2019

Brexit threatens to undermine the ‘good work’ being done by Scottish councils and the Scottish Go...

DEVOLUTION

COSLA conference: Ex-PM Brown says Scottish Government must do more on child poverty

By Dan Peters | 10 October 2019

Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has launched a scathing attack on the Scottish Government’s...

WELFARE

NI senior policy officer warns of 'perfect storm'

By Ann McGauran | 01 October 2019

The difficulties facing councils and their communities in Northern Ireland are ‘turning into a pe...

POVERTY

Blackpool tops deprivation index

By Dan Peters | 26 September 2019

Neighbourhoods in Blackpool account for eight of the 10 most deprived nationally, according to th...

WELFARE

Beware the 'pandemonium' of UC

By Ann McGauran | 18 September 2019

It’s all change – again – at the top of the Department for Work and Pensions. But where does the ...

COUNCIL TAX

Data the key to supporting through UC

By Deven Ghelani | 18 September 2019

As Universal Credit replaces Housing Benefit, local authorities will lose access to the rich data...

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