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FINANCE

Does any of it add up?

By Heather Jameson | 22 March 2016

In the aftermath of last week’s Budget announcement, Heather Jameson asks how concerned the secto...

FINANCE

'Ease housing benefit subsidy claim burdens'

By Dan Peters | 15 March 2016

Calls have been made for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to reduce the burden of audit...

FINANCE

Strong at the broken places

By Dan Corry | 25 February 2016

David Cameron’s speech about getting at the root of inequality by backing strong intervention for...

FINANCE

Theory of everything

By Tracie Evans | 23 February 2016

How can councils better prepare themselves to deal with the impact of welfare reform? Tracie Evan...

FINANCE

Silence the talk of benefit cuts

By John Healey | 03 February 2016

John Healey says it’s time for councils to join the campaign against the chancellor’s crude housi...

WHITEHALL

Council housing stock will be 'decimated' by right to buy

By Sam Clayden | 29 January 2016

Local government leaders have called for greater powers to build new homes after report revealed ...

WHITEHALL

Housing costs pushing up welfare bills

By Michael Burton | 25 January 2016

Soaring housing costs are pushing up welfare bills in the UK’s most prosperous cities despite the...

FINANCE

A Gateway to help struggling families

By Cllr Alison Butler | 12 January 2016

Croydon has one of London’s largest populations. The Gateway and Welfare division – a landmark lo...

FINANCE

Fears for future of welfare safety net as council spend drops

By Thomas Bridge | 12 January 2016

Mounting numbers of councils are abolishing discretionary local welfare support, as MPs warn of a...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: 5,000 jobs to be scrapped

By Dan Peters | 08 December 2015

Up to 5,000 council employees working on housing benefit could be made redundant, ministers are e...

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Programme Manager - WMF2246e

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The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

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Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

frederica-diamanta

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council