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WELFARE
Chancellor needs to show compassion to most vulnerable
By Cllr Elizabeth Campbell | 05 March 2024
Tomorrow’s Budget provides an opportunity for the chancellor to protect those most in need of fin...
WHITEHALL
Government 'recognises' increased temporary accommodation demand
By Dan Peters | 29 February 2024
The Government has said it recognises the challenges local authorities face in responding to the ...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
The impact of ending the Household Support Fund would be disastrous
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 28 February 2024
The Household Support Fund is a crucial way for councils to help residents with the costs of livi...
WELFARE
Don't cut the HSF lifeline to families in distress
By Cllr Bev Craig | 27 February 2024
A failure to extend the Household Support Fund beyond March will be catastrophic for many people ...
WHITEHALL
Axing fund would be 'disastrous,' Hunt warned
By Dan Peters | 22 February 2024
The impact of ending the Household Support Fund would be ‘disastrous,’ urban councils have warned.
FINANCE
Call for Hunt to lift benefit subsidy cap
By Dan Peters | 06 February 2024
Councils have called for the cap on housing benefit subsidy that councils receive to be unfrozen ...
WHITEHALL
Core Cities in Household Support Fund warning
By Dan Peters | 01 February 2024
Failing to extend the Household Support Fund will be ‘catastrophic for many people in our poorest...
FINANCE
Housing pressures threaten 'end of local government'
By Martin Ford | 24 January 2024
A call has been made for Government action on temporary housing costs that threaten to swallow up...
WELFARE
Millions would need to double income to escape poverty, report warns
By Ellie Ames | 23 January 2024
Six million people in the UK would need to more than double their income just to escape poverty, ...
WELFARE
Welcome homes
By John Glenton | 15 January 2024
John Glenton considers how councils should spend on homelessness prevention grants to support fam...
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Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job
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