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HOUSING
Councils bulk buying housing from developers to ease pressures
By Paul Marinko | 03 September 2026
With the housing market stalled, councils are bulk buying homes intended for private sale at huge discounts in a bid to ease their temporary accommodation costs. Paul Marinko reports.
ROUGH SLEEPING
Rough sleeping on increase under Labour
By Martin Ford | 28 August 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces a challenge in moving the dial on rough sleeping.
WELFARE
Questions over link between welfare and rent increases
By Martin Ford | 17 August 2026
Unfreezing housing benefits would not drive increasing rents, according to newly-published analys...
POLICY AND POLITICS
As London's rough sleepers drop by 10% – can Burnham make that figure national?
By By Dan Peters | 13 August 2026
In his first speech after taking office, standing on the steps of Downing Street, Prime Minister ...
FINANCE
Social care is main driver of councils' emergency funding requests
By Ann McGauran | 27 July 2026
Social care is ‘taking centre stage’ as the main factor driving councils’ requests for exceptiona...
TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION
Tackling the TA crisis through collaboration
By James McHugh | 25 June 2026
James McHugh looks at a new alliance that aims to ease pressure on temporary accommodation
POLICY AND POLITICS
Government 'stands ready' to rein in private providers' profits
By Ann McGauran | 16 June 2026
The Government is prepared to bring in local profit caps to rein back private providers of childr...
HOUSING
Market-shaping councils, better housing outcomes
By Joanne Drew | 11 June 2026
Joanne Drew considers the role of councils in enabling housing delivery and shaping local housing...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Home Office warned over asylum homelessness risk
By Dan Peters | 11 June 2026
The Government risks undermining its own ambition to cut homelessness unless it urgently strength...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Social housing waiting lists will take more than 100 years to clear
By William Eichler | 08 June 2026
England’s social housing waiting lists will take 119 years to clear at the current pace of houseb...
POLICY AND POLITICS
MPs call for 'effective sanctions' on B&B use councils
By Joe Lepper | 22 April 2026
Councils that repeatedly fail to end the use of bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodation for familie...
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Service Directors: Children’s Social Care (North and South)
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Director of Digital, Data and Technology
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As our new Director, you will be responsible for shaping and delivering digital transformation across the council and beyond. Apply for this job
Director of Education
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The council is now looking for a social work qualified Director of Adult Social Care Apply for this job
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