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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...

FINANCE

It's time to sufficiently acknowledge and fund councils' safety net role

By Jon Rowney | 09 January 2024

Councils have had to rise to the challenge of a national social security system which is fragment...

WELFARE

DWP fails to commit to continuing Household Support Fund

08 January 2024

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has failed to commit to making the Household Support F...

HOUSING

Autumn Statement: Housing benefits unfrozen

By William Eichler | 22 November 2023

Housing benefits for private renters are set to increase as Jeremy Hunt confirms the uprating of ...

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frederica-diamanta

Planning Strategy & Specialist Services Manager

HAY 2 up to £63,110

This is a senior role at the heart of Fenland’s place-shaping agenda. Apply for this job

Fenland District Council

Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer)

£Competitive

Choose Challenge. Choose Change. Choose Cheshire East. Apply for this job

Cheshire East Council

Assistant Director for Estate Strategy and Development  

£71,202 - £77,495 per annum

Premium jobWe are seeking an ambitious and strategic leader to join our senior management team as Assistant Director for Estate Strategy & Development. Apply for this job

Derbyshire County Council

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