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FINANCE
Benefit cap changes will put council services under strain
By Jamie Hailstone | 01 November 2016
Experts have warned next week’s changes to the benefit cap will put council services under more p...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Will Cameron be remembered for his domestic legacy?
By Michael Burton | 14 September 2016
Devolution, the 'Big Society', welfare reform or academies - what will David Cameron be remembere...
FINANCE
Credit union investment will aid residents
By Jamie Hailstone | 14 September 2016
Councils should invest in credit unions to help residents avoid the clutches of ‘legal loan shark...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
JRF calls for more council powers to tackle poverty
By Jamie Hailstone | 06 September 2016
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has called on the Government to devolve more powers to town halls ...
WELFARE
Women's refuges could close due to benefit cap
By William Eichler | 05 September 2016
More than two-thirds of domestic abuse refuges could be forced to close unless they are exempt fr...
FINANCE
Industrial strategy will help local government
By Michael Burton | 02 August 2016
A pair of very contrasting reports have been published on the cost of poverty to local government...
WHITEHALL
UC delay revealed
27 July 2016
The rollout of Universal Credit will be delayed and local authorities will continue to deliver ho...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA to tackle moving of homeless families
By Dan Peters | 26 July 2016
The Local Government Association (LGA) has agreed to investigate how to tackle the issue of counc...
WHITEHALL
Universal Credit rollout delayed
By Dan Peters | 21 July 2016
The rollout of Universal Credit will be delayed and local authorities will continue to deliver ho...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Protecting the most vulnerable
By Cllr Izzi Seccombe | 21 June 2016
The Local Government Association has sent a strong message to government over rules surrounding t...
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