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WELFARE
Household Support Fund should be permanent, council leaders say
By William Eichler | 09 January 2023
The Government should make the Household Support Fund it has provided to councils permanent to he...
WELFARE
Birmingham's life-changing approach to helping residents claim benefits
By Mike Davis | 21 December 2022
Mike Davis writes about the work being done by Birmingham City Council to support residents durin...
WELFARE
Autumn Statement: £1bn extension to Household Support Fund
By Laura Sharman | 17 November 2022
Local authorities will receive £1bn of funding to ensure vulnerable households are supported thro...
WELFARE
District warning over temporary accommodation shortage
By Mark Conrad | 02 November 2022
Four-fifths of district councils have warned of shortages of temporary accommodation to meet a ri...
COUNCIL TAX
Local response to crisis offers some hope
By Jonathan Carr-West | 26 October 2022
Dr Jonathan Carr-West says financially vulnerable councils are providing heroic levels of support...
WELFARE
Action is top priority to end rough sleeping
By Bob Kerslake | 10 October 2022
Writing for World Homelessness Day, Sir Bob Kerslake says the new Government wants growth, but it...
CLIMATE CHANGE
How place has a role in identifying vulnerability
By Ross Mudie | 04 October 2022
Research by Centre for Progressive Policy highlights high vulnerability to the cost of living cri...
WELFARE
Keeping up with the crisis
By Ann McGauran | 04 October 2022
Local communities are facing unprecedented cost of living pressures. Ann McGauran looks at how co...
FINANCE
Mini-Budget: Universal Credit sanctions tightened
By Martin Ford | 23 September 2022
Tens of thousands of people on Universal Credit face sanctions and reductions if they do not show...
WHITEHALL
Council capacity to respond to cost of living 'highly limited'
By Dan Peters | 21 September 2022
Local government officers feel their hands are tied in how much support they can realistically pr...
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