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FINANCE
Pressure grows to raise housing benefits
By Martin Ford | 26 August 2022
Calls have been made to raise Local Housing Allowance (LHA) to prevent a surge in homelessness.
OMBUDSMAN
Shropshire warned over slow Ombudsman response
By Mark Conrad | 26 August 2022
England’s local government’s ombudsman has warned Shropshire Council over slow response times to ...
FINANCE
Medway calls for help to close £12m budget gap
By Martin Ford | 25 August 2022
Medway Council has demanded Government gets a grip on funding children’s services as it faces a b...
FINANCE
Watchdog 'deeply concerned' over council's finances
By Martin Ford | 25 August 2022
The Accounts Commission is ‘not confident’ Shetland Islands Council is ‘financially sustainable’.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Councils offered £6,000 to house asylum-seeking children
By William Eichler | 25 August 2022
Councils offered thousands of pounds in an effort to transfer unaccompanied asylum-seeking childr...
FINANCE
London boroughs lose 23k homes to Right to Buy
By Martin Ford | 24 August 2022
The capital’s council housing stock has shrunk by almost 6% over the past decade due to homes sol...
SCOTLAND
Scottish Labour proposes council funding overhaul
By Martin Ford | 24 August 2022
Local government funding in Scotland would be overseen by an independent body under an overhaul p...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Ritchie to chair 'critical friend' board
By Dan Peters | 24 August 2022
An ex-Newcastle City Council chief executive has been appointed to chair an independent board tha...
PLANNING
Clark told levelling up is little more than a 'slogan'
By William Eichler | 24 August 2022
MPs have criticised the Government’s flagship levelling up Bill for a lack of clarity and funding...
PAY
Scottish council workers reject 5% pay offer
By William Eichler | 24 August 2022
Waste service workers will today go on strike across 14 local authority areas in Scotland after t...
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Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
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Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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