The government’s flagship Universal Credit has been rolled out to another local authority area, with new jobseekers in Hammersmith in London beginning to receive the combined payment
Councils have urged energy companies to work with them to deliver a government-mandated energy efficiency programme after finding the scheme is falling behind schedule
Scotland’s 32 local authorities voted today to impose a two-year pay settlement on their staff after almost a year of negotiations with the trade unions failed to bring about an agreement
A total of 40 projects are in line for support from the government’s £40bn UK Guarantees programme, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has revealed today.
The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance has fallen in every local authority in Britain over the last 12 months, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
Councils and other social landlords in Scotland face a rising tide of rent arrears as a consequence of the UK coalition’s ‘bedroom tax’, according to an expert report for the Scottish Parliament’s...
The government is to seek advice from financial markets experts to identify ‘vital’ administrative savings in the management of town hall pensions, the local government minister has announced.
Council leaders have warned that little can be done to improve the quality of home care services unless their finances are put on a more sustainable footing
The government has set out details of the investment regulations for the reformed Private Finance Initiative, including the terms under which the Treasury will provide cash for capital projects.
Changes to how health spending is allocated across England are needed as part of efforts to close the £30bn funding gap faced by the NHS over the next eight years, regulator Monitor has said.
The health service in Scotland must tighten its long-term financial planning and change the way it delivers services if it is to cope with impending budget cuts, Audit Scotland said today.
Higher education in England needs strong and coherent regulation as the sector moves in a more diverse and increasingly market-driven direction, an expert commission has said.
Three new junior ministers have been appointed to the Department for Communities and Local Government following David Cameron’s government reshuffle, which concluded yesterday evening.
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has announced a cap on the amount councils can charge people who have bought their homes under Right-to-Buy for repairs and improvements, after he accused some...
The powers of Scotland’s local spending watchdog, the Accounts Commission, should be reviewed to take account of councils’ increasing use of arms-length external organisations (Aleos), the commission...
The government has been urged to ban councils from commissioning 15-minute care visits after a Freedom of Information request found their use was increasing, despite concerns that necessary support...
