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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 ...
ENERGY
How to unlock £19bn in benefits
By Deven Ghelani | 18 October 2023
As councils grapple with the cost of living crisis, Deven Ghelani explains how they can use data ...
WELFARE
Seven in 10 councils struggling amid cost of living crisis
By Martin Ford | 03 October 2023
Seven in 10 councils are struggling to support people hit by the cost of living crisis, according...
HOUSING
Government expected to fail to meet rough sleeping target
By William Eichler | 25 September 2023
The Government will fail to meet its target to end rough sleeping because of a ‘chronic shortage’...
WELFARE
Modernisation and disruption are required to help those who need it most
By Matthew Adam | 14 September 2023
An outdated welfare system is costing millions and leaving those most in need without the help th...
HOUSING
Can we refocus on public service reform now?
By Andrew Laird | 05 September 2023
Part of the challenge for governments in tackling poverty is to enable everyone to work together ...
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- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
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