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September 26, 2019

Councils say they need EU replacement fund certainty

Plans for a scheme to replace EU funding after Brexit are yet to be published, with ongoing uncertainty preventing local areas from securing vital investment into their local economies, councils say.
August 29, 2019

Right to Buy rules undermining council efforts to boost housebuilding, says LGA

Housebuilding efforts by councils risk being undermined without reform to the Right to Buy scheme, says the Local Government Association.
August 14, 2019

Loan sharks warning as debt advice enquiries hit a record high

People struggling to make ends meet are being urged to avoid loan sharks, as latest figures show debt advice enquiries have hit a record high.
July 31, 2019

First past the post is warping our politics, says the ERS

Most advanced democracies use proportional systems where seats more closely reflect parties’ share of the vote, says the Electoral Reform Society.
July 3, 2019

One in three councils fear funding for legal duties will run out within three years

Between 2010 and 2020, councils will have lost 60p out of every £1 they had from central government to run local services.
July 2, 2019

Councils seeing more than 560 child mental health cases every day

Social services are seeing more than 560 cases of children with mental health disorders every day – an increase of more than 50 per cent in just four years.
May 24, 2019

Schools staying with their council more likely to remain good or outstanding

Schools which remain with their council are more likely to keep a good or outstanding Ofsted rating than those which become an academy, a new report by the Local Government Association reveals.
May 9, 2019

Universal Credit rent losses for claimants and landlords 'not a problem of perception'

Frank Field says the ongoing administrative failures of Universal Credit are biting into incomes already cut, frozen, sanctioned and capped to below basic living costs.
April 29, 2019

More people asking for social care support but fewer getting it, says King's Fund

Rising disability among working-age adults and a growth in the number of people over 65 is putting rising pressure on the adult social care system in England, with more people requesting care but fewer people receiving it.
April 16, 2019

LGA responds to Government announcement on landlord evictions

The Government's proposal does not address the unaffordability of housing which is a key reason why many families lose their tenancy and become homeless.