Welfare

By Laura Sharman | 11 June 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the creation of a £63m local welfare assistance fund t...

COUNCIL TAX

Let's look out for our residents

By Deven Ghelani | 02 June 2020

As the lockdown reduces it has never been more important for councils to proactively identify and...

FINANCE

Call for £275m welfare assistance boost

By Martin Ford | 28 May 2020

A children’s charity has appealed for a reversal of cuts to funds for families facing financial h...

BUSINESS

The exit strategy is crucial

By Dan Corry | 15 April 2020

How to withdraw from the special and unprecedented COVID-19 emergency measures is a really comple...

FINANCE

Lift the benefits cap, says IFS

By Michael Burton | 08 April 2020

The benefit cap should be lifted to ensure 36,000 working age families can access the temporary i...

Universal credit 'is key to hardship', says think tank

By Heather Jameson | 02 April 2020

Universal credit is the ‘key to many families avoiding real hardship’, the Resolution Foundation ...

WELFARE

Universal credit pushed back again

By Chris Mahony | 04 February 2020

The Department for Work and Pensions has again shifted the date for full implementation of Univer...

WHITEHALL

How important are ministers?

By Michael Burton | 28 January 2020

When you couple a high turnover of ministers with a high turnover of senior civil servants, as is...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Hull bids to pilot Universal Basic Income

By Martin Ford | 20 January 2020

Councillors voted to establish a steering group and seek support from the Government.

HOUSING

Britain's poorest tenants risk homelessness due to private rents gap

By Ann McGauran | 04 December 2019

Shortfalls between private rental levels and the allowances received by Britain’s poorest tenants...

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