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15 Feb 19
A more consistent approach to social housebuilding over the past 20 years could have saved the government £7bn in housing benefit payments, research has found.
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1 Feb 19
This year’s Spending Review will be “make or break” for non-essential local services, council chiefs have warned.
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18 Jan 19
Councils have been gearing up for the plunging temperatures and snow forecast for next week, the Local Government Association has said.
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11 Jan 19
Council leaders have hit back at suggestions rising revenues from car parking charges are not re-invested in roads in Great Britain.
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8 Jan 19
The government should relax its centralising tendencies and pass more powers down to local government, particularly counties, a Cabinet minister told the Local Government Association finance...
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8 Nov 18
Children’s services are at a “tipping point” as social services in England take on 1,000 new child cases every day, councils have warned.
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29 Oct 18
Councils could generate up to £320bn for the wider economy in England and Wales over the next 50 years if they were given the investment in the Budget today for a “new generation” of social...
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26 Oct 18
The government must start a campaign to raise the profile of adult social care so people are prepared to pay for it - as many do not know what it is, an umbrella-group has revealed.
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21 Sep 18
The social care system could “collapse” unless the government steps in with more financial support for unpaid carers, council chiefs have claimed.
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19 Sep 18
Funding to build more housing should go to councils – not just housing associations – and must be made available now, council leaders have urged.
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13 Sep 18
Councils in the most deprived areas of England have shouldered 97% of total cuts in spending on services for people in need, according to analysis.
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3 Sep 18
Council leaders have warned of a secondary school “emergency” after calculating 134,000 children will miss out on a place in 2023-24.
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31 Jul 18
Over 40s should pay an annual tax premium to plug the social care sector’s funding gap, council leaders have argued.
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30 Jul 18
It would take more than £9bn over 14 years for councils to clear the current local road repairs backlog, council leaders have warned.
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18 Jul 18
Council leaders have urged the Lords to back a bill to double council tax premiums on empty homes in England in order to tackle a “chronic housing shortage”.
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3 Jul 18
The government will set up a delivery board to help local government deal with the challenges of Brexit, James Brokenshire has announced today.
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3 Jul 18
Town and county halls in England will face a funding black hole of almost £8bn by the middle of the next decade, local government leaders warned today.
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30 May 18
MPs and a local government umbrella-body have called for greater funding and powers for councils to tackle childhood obesity.
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21 May 18
Reducing maximum betting stakes - as the government did last week with Fixed Odds Betting Terminals - is not a panacea but it’s a good start, says the LGA’s Simon Blackburn.
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13 Mar 18
The fair funding review will fail unless any reforms come with more money for local government, an umbrella-group has warned.
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19 Feb 18
A £2bn funding gap in children’s social services must be rectified to deal with growing referrals related to domestic abuse, according to the Local Government Association.
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16 Oct 17
Councils could have an extra £418m to spend on local roads if government handed over the money it has received in increased fuel and motoring tax over the last 10 years, according to the Local...
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19 Sep 17
The failure of academy schools to share data is weakening attempts by councils to boost skills and employment, according to a panel of local government experts speaking at the Liberal Democrat...
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28 Jul 17
The government must match current levels of EU funding given to local councils following Brexit, councils have said.
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28 Jul 17
Councils have accused the government of “hijacking” the soft drinks levy to plug the hole in education budgets.
15 Feb 19A more consistent approach to social housebuilding over the past 20 years could have saved the government £7bn in housing benefit payments, research has found.
1 Feb 19This year’s Spending Review will be “make or break” for non-essential local services, council chiefs have warned.
18 Jan 19Councils have been gearing up for the plunging temperatures and snow forecast for next week, the Local Government Association has said.
11 Jan 19Council leaders have hit back at suggestions rising revenues from car parking charges are not re-invested in roads in Great Britain.
8 Jan 19The government should relax its centralising tendencies and pass more powers down to local government, particularly counties, a Cabinet minister told the Local Government Association finance...
8 Nov 18Children’s services are at a “tipping point” as social services in England take on 1,000 new child cases every day, councils have warned.
29 Oct 18Councils could generate up to £320bn for the wider economy in England and Wales over the next 50 years if they were given the investment in the Budget today for a “new generation” of social...
26 Oct 18The government must start a campaign to raise the profile of adult social care so people are prepared to pay for it - as many do not know what it is, an umbrella-group has revealed.
21 Sep 18The social care system could “collapse” unless the government steps in with more financial support for unpaid carers, council chiefs have claimed.
19 Sep 18Funding to build more housing should go to councils – not just housing associations – and must be made available now, council leaders have urged.
13 Sep 18Councils in the most deprived areas of England have shouldered 97% of total cuts in spending on services for people in need, according to analysis.
3 Sep 18Council leaders have warned of a secondary school “emergency” after calculating 134,000 children will miss out on a place in 2023-24.
31 Jul 18Over 40s should pay an annual tax premium to plug the social care sector’s funding gap, council leaders have argued.
30 Jul 18It would take more than £9bn over 14 years for councils to clear the current local road repairs backlog, council leaders have warned.
18 Jul 18Council leaders have urged the Lords to back a bill to double council tax premiums on empty homes in England in order to tackle a “chronic housing shortage”.
3 Jul 18The government will set up a delivery board to help local government deal with the challenges of Brexit, James Brokenshire has announced today.
3 Jul 18Town and county halls in England will face a funding black hole of almost £8bn by the middle of the next decade, local government leaders warned today.
30 May 18MPs and a local government umbrella-body have called for greater funding and powers for councils to tackle childhood obesity.
21 May 18Reducing maximum betting stakes - as the government did last week with Fixed Odds Betting Terminals - is not a panacea but it’s a good start, says the LGA’s Simon Blackburn.
19 Feb 18A £2bn funding gap in children’s social services must be rectified to deal with growing referrals related to domestic abuse, according to the Local Government Association.
16 Oct 17Councils could have an extra £418m to spend on local roads if government handed over the money it has received in increased fuel and motoring tax over the last 10 years, according to the Local...
19 Sep 17The failure of academy schools to share data is weakening attempts by councils to boost skills and employment, according to a panel of local government experts speaking at the Liberal Democrat...
28 Jul 17The government must match current levels of EU funding given to local councils following Brexit, councils have said.
28 Jul 17Councils have accused the government of “hijacking” the soft drinks levy to plug the hole in education budgets.
