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30 Mar 20
Jeremy Pocklington has been appointed as the top civil servant at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on a permanent basis.
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26 Mar 20
The government is asking for the planned business rates holiday to be made exempt from European Union rules restricting state aid, as financial pressures mount up due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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25 Mar 20
City of York Council leader Keith Aspden has warned his council faces a £20m shortfall in funding due to rising costs in relation to the coronavirus pandemic.
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24 Mar 20
The government has confirmed the £500m hardship fund announced during the Budget will be used to fund council tax relief for vulnerable households affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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25 Jul 19
Robert Jenrick has been appointed secretary of state for housing, communities and local government following the sacking of James Brokenshire.
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5 Jul 19
Accountability in England’s 38 Local Enterprise Partnerships is “a long way off”, MPs have warned.
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20 Jun 19
A new global resettlement scheme for vulnerable refugees is being created from next year, replacing the current programmes and welcoming in around 5,000 more refugees in the UK.
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1 May 19
The Spending Review must provide a six-year £3.1bn package for local authorities’ children’s services “at a minimum”, MPs have urged.
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30 Apr 19
The government does not yet have “all the ingredients” it needs to hit its target of 300,000 new homes by 2025, according to a leading civil servant.
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27 Feb 19
Housing associations, councils and the mayor of London have called on the government to hand over £5.2bn to protect housing in the capital against the impact of a no deal Brexit.
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24 Feb 19
Westminster will miss a self-imposed target of selling enough land to build 160,000 homes by the end of 2019-20 by 57%, MPs have claimed.
30 Mar 20Jeremy Pocklington has been appointed as the top civil servant at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on a permanent basis.
26 Mar 20The government is asking for the planned business rates holiday to be made exempt from European Union rules restricting state aid, as financial pressures mount up due to the coronavirus pandemic.
24 Mar 20The government has confirmed the £500m hardship fund announced during the Budget will be used to fund council tax relief for vulnerable households affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
25 Jul 19Robert Jenrick has been appointed secretary of state for housing, communities and local government following the sacking of James Brokenshire.
5 Jul 19Accountability in England’s 38 Local Enterprise Partnerships is “a long way off”, MPs have warned.
20 Jun 19A new global resettlement scheme for vulnerable refugees is being created from next year, replacing the current programmes and welcoming in around 5,000 more refugees in the UK.
1 May 19The Spending Review must provide a six-year £3.1bn package for local authorities’ children’s services “at a minimum”, MPs have urged.
30 Apr 19The government does not yet have “all the ingredients” it needs to hit its target of 300,000 new homes by 2025, according to a leading civil servant.
27 Feb 19Housing associations, councils and the mayor of London have called on the government to hand over £5.2bn to protect housing in the capital against the impact of a no deal Brexit.
24 Feb 19Westminster will miss a self-imposed target of selling enough land to build 160,000 homes by the end of 2019-20 by 57%, MPs have claimed.
