Welfare

By Heather Jameson | 27 July 2021

Ending homelessness is possible, but the Government needs to keep up funding or face a post-pande...

LONDON COUNCILS

London's 'triple whammy' risks homelessness crisis

By Heather Jameson | 20 May 2021

London Councils has warned there is a ‘triple whammy’ of impending risks that threaten to push ho...

'Alarming' rise in child poverty in North East

By Martin Ford | 19 May 2021

Research has found the top 10 local authority areas with the greatest increase in child poverty w...

BUSINESS

Pre-paid card firms supplying councils acted 'as a cartel,' regulator says

By William Eichler | 01 April 2021

Three out of five firms that issue councils with pre-paid cards have admitted breaching competiti...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Behind the levelling up smoke and mirrors

By Ben Franklin | 26 March 2021

The Government’s flagship super-deduction policy stands to benefit London and the South East the ...

WHITEHALL

BUDGET 2021: Sunak warns of pain to come

By Heather Jameson | 03 March 2021

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a budget to protect ‘livelihood and jobs’ – with a warning of...

FINANCE

BUDGET 2021: Sunak's lifeline for workers and business

By Heather Jameson | 03 March 2021

Rishi Sunak’s Budget is expected to provide a lifeline for workers as the furlough scheme is exte...

FINANCE

Unions - COVID self-isolation support 'not working'

By Ann McGauran | 16 February 2021

Council data shows financial support for people self-isolating in England has left many workers i...

WELFARE

Lib Dem council leaders urge chancellor to make UC uplift permanent

By Ann McGauran | 09 February 2021

More than 30 Liberal Democrat council leaders and deputies have written to the Government calling...

WELFARE

An imperfect storm

By Alice Wiseman | 02 February 2021

Social vulnerability must be fully included as COVID-19 isolation support is reviewed, so council...

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