Prevention must be embedded into the next government’s spending programme if it is to avoid higher taxes or a deterioration in public services, a leading think-tank has warned.
Carers could be alerted “as a matter of course” when their earnings reach the permitted threshold under changes being considered by the government to tackle the crisis in allowance overpayment.
Huge NHS waiting lists are probably driving growth in the number of patients paying out-of-pocket for hospital care across the UK, a think-tank has said.
Scottish councils face “severe challenges” to balance their books, with cuts in expenditure of up to 8.5% required over the next three years, the nation’s spending watchdog has warned.
The government is to press ahead with new powers to allow the empty high street properties to be auctioned off despite “significant reservations” among local authorities over the proposals’...
Taxpayers have been let down by poor customer service at HMRC that has seen average call waiting times jump to 23 minutes, the National Audit Office has said.
Real-terms increases in health spending have failed to reach the levels promised by the government five years ago, despite the pandemic, growing ill health and record waiting lists, analysis has...
Warrington Borough Council is to face an investigation after figures revealed it is £1.8bn in debt – five and a half times its total service expenditure – but the authority insists its commercial...
Serious failings uncovered at Guildford Borough Council in the wake of a criminal investigation into potential fraud in the council’s housing department show it needs to get a grip of its culture and...