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FINANCE
Council tax bands need a regional overhaul
By Heather Jameson | 13 February 2024
Heather Jameson asks: 'Will any incoming government rush to reform council tax? Will they be brav...
DEVOLUTION
Plan to fight poverty
By Adrian Dougherty | 05 February 2024
Adrian Dougherty sets out lessons from a joined-up approach to addressing child poverty at North ...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
This is not a slow burning threat
By John Pearce | 05 February 2024
We urgently need the Government to develop a national strategy to tackle the root causes of pover...
WELFARE
Millions would need to double income to escape poverty, report warns
By Ellie Ames | 23 January 2024
Six million people in the UK would need to more than double their income just to escape poverty, ...
HEALTH
Is leisure now a liability or an opportunity to support healthier communities?
17 January 2024
The three key challenges being faced by council leisure services can be addressed positively to p...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Cities find their future
By Cllr John Merry | 15 January 2024
Cllr John Merry looks back at Key Cities’ successes and considers what he would like the network ...
FINANCE
It's time to sufficiently acknowledge and fund councils' safety net role
By Jon Rowney | 09 January 2024
Councils have had to rise to the challenge of a national social security system which is fragment...
WELFARE
DWP fails to commit to continuing Household Support Fund
08 January 2024
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has failed to commit to making the Household Support F...
FINANCE
Social rents set for 7.7% increase
By Martin Ford | 08 January 2024
The social rent cap has been set at 7.7% for the next financial year.
COUNCIL TAX
Local leaders need the tools to implement systemic solutions
By Claire Kober | 11 December 2023
Devolution of council tax and business rates, coupled with central Government infrastructure inve...
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