Homeowners and landlords need more incentives to ensure existing homes are as energy-efficient as new housing, the UK Green Building Council said this week
In this first article in a series looking ahead to the Pre-Budget Report, the Liberal Democrats' Vince Cable spells out the steps the chancellor should take to tackle the worst effects of the...
Schools Secretary Ed Balls has said fears of litigation over school trips should be 'consigned to history' as the government announced a £4.5m package to reduce red tape and provide teachers with...
Social care should be available to everyone just like the NHS, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services tells Vivienne Russell
The consolidation of three health and social care bodies into one super-regulator has ruffled feathers. But shadow chair Barbara Young insists the Care Quality Commission will put the focus back on...
Government plans to build up to ten eco-towns by 2020 should not be abandoned in the face of strong protests by residents, a coalition of housing and other groups is demanding.
Northern Ireland is to follow Scotland and Wales in abolishing prescription charges. Health Minister Michael McGimpsey said that the cost would be reduced to £3 from January 2009 and abolished by...
Energy companies are making annual profits of £1.35bn by charging social housing tenants and others on low incomes extra to use pre-payment meters, a survey shows.
Next April's merger of the healthcare and care quality commissions will make confusion about the National Health Service's complaints system worse, a patients' watchdog has warned.
Young people under the age of 26 are to be offered free theatre tickets as part of a £2.5m government-funded scheme, it was announced on September 23. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said...
A government-backed investment fund for third sector organisations has helped form the largest social enterprise consortium of its kind to provide out-of-hours health care
With Lord Darzi's review pushing for greater integration of health and social care, the appointment of a joint finance director for Kingston's council and primary care trust is being closely watched
Labour is giving its flagship Building Schools for the Future programme a makeover after criticisms of slow procurement, inner-city bias and poor building design
