Local authorities are to receive a total of £101m to help ensure that house building continues during the economic downturn and that the industry is primed for when the economy improves
The government’s abandonment of its fiscal rules and new readiness to borrow have prompted questions from economists, as new figures showed a year-on-year fall in the UK’s gross domestic...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs should focus on better understanding rural economies now it has lost its climate change brief, MPs have said
The NHS Confederation has called on foundation trusts to bring forward investment projects to help stimulate the economy after figures showed they had a combined surplus of almost £400m
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has threatened to sack more than 4,000 staff and rehire them on new contracts in an attempt to push through changes to terms and conditions
Delivery of the new Employment and Support Allowance, which replaces Incapacity Benefit, will rely on manual processes and postal services for the first nine months because a new £295m computer...
Complaints about public services are frequently the result of a breakdown in trust between people and service providers, Scotland's public services watchdog has claimed
The government’s public service transformation programme is mired in uncertainty, with the Cabinet Office unable to say how many of the outcome targets set for 2008 have been met
Proposals to allow patients to pay privately for drugs not available on the NHS without losing their right to free care could cost tens of millions of pounds
House building targets should be revised in the face of the credit crisis to prevent greenfield sites from being developed unnecessarily, MPs said this week
There must be changes in the 'unfair' system of funding doctors working in the poorest communities, the Scottish Parliament's health committee has said
Government plans to bring council rents in line with those of housing associations have run into more trouble after ministers recommended a two-year cap on increases
The cost of replacing Britain’s nuclear submarines could rise from current estimates if the Ministry of Defence fails to manage the main risks, the National Audit Office has warned
The government is facing increasing pressure to offer further support to local businesses through business rate relief, as a survey showed companies were having difficulty paying the tax