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16 Aug 19
If Boris Johnson wants to be tough on crime he must reduce re-offending rates, says Reform researcher Aidan Shilson-Thomas.
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14 Aug 19
An average of one homeless person died every 19 hours in the last six months in the UK, research has found.
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13 Aug 19
Director of operations for care and support at housing association Riverside Lee Buss looks at progress on the government’s rough sleeping strategy one year on.
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9 Aug 19
Thousands of new council homes supplied by green energy are at the heart of a vision for Wales put forward by the region’s government.
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9 Aug 19
An epidemic of stabbings rocking Britain’s cities can be tackled only by addressing key problems faced by young people such as lack of housing and unemployment.
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8 Aug 19
Youth offending institutions in England and Wales are not providing adequate resettlement services for children, according to two watchdogs.
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18 Jul 19
Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower fire has been “far too slow” and could risk another tragedy, MPs have warned.
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2 Jul 19
The next prime minister must produce a green paper to “look afresh” at local government, the communities secretary has said.
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27 Jun 19
The prime minister and the housing secretary have put forward a raft of proposals to tackle the UK’s housing issues.
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26 Jun 19
Inherent problems with the housing planning system in England mean the government is “way off track” for reaching its goal of 300,000 new homes each year, MPs have claimed.
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21 Jun 19
A comprehensive national strategy backed by proper funding and infrastructure is required to tackle the growing crisis of homelessness, according to a report from the Local Government Information...
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20 Jun 19
Scottish councils have defended their use of funds set aside for emergencies to pay for essential services after new figures showed general fund reserves would dip below £1bn next year.
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17 Jun 19
Thousands of homes are to be built in rapidly expanding communities following a £142m injection of cash in infrastructure improvements.
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13 Jun 19
Around three fifths of those who bought a home through the Help to Buy scheme would have been able to buy a property without the government’s help, according to the National Audit Office.
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7 Jun 19
Money matters as much to planning as other services that may have been more visibly hit by cuts but equally important is a seat at the top table, says Royal Town Planning Institute’s Victoria...
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7 Jun 19
Social housing renters are still being failed by poor regulation two years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, a charity has warned.
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6 Jun 19
A landmark ruling has left local authorities open to legal action for failure to protect vulnerable children against abuse or neglect.
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3 Jun 19
Local authorities are likely to miss recycling targets set out in the government’s waste disposal strategy, say academics.
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30 May 19
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea made a series of multi-million pound property deals while cutting costs on Grenfell Tower’s refurbishments, research has found.
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24 May 19
A new family in England was found to be homeless, on average, every five minutes over a recent six-month period, analysis of government data has found.
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23 May 19
Questions have been raised over the council’s clean-up effort in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire, which left potentially toxic residue on residents’ homes.
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20 May 19
Key decisions are increasingly determined by computers but there is a growing sense of unease about the transparency of the algorithms that power them, says John Thornton.
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17 May 19
The government must look further and aim higher if it wants to end youth homelessness says Reform’s Aidan Shilson-Thomas.
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17 May 19
Nearly all councils in England think the benefits freeze will push more people into homelessness, a study has found.
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13 May 19
Councils will now have a legal duty to protect victims of domestic abuse, the prime minister has announced.
16 Aug 19If Boris Johnson wants to be tough on crime he must reduce re-offending rates, says Reform researcher Aidan Shilson-Thomas.
14 Aug 19An average of one homeless person died every 19 hours in the last six months in the UK, research has found.
9 Aug 19Thousands of new council homes supplied by green energy are at the heart of a vision for Wales put forward by the region’s government.
9 Aug 19An epidemic of stabbings rocking Britain’s cities can be tackled only by addressing key problems faced by young people such as lack of housing and unemployment.
8 Aug 19Youth offending institutions in England and Wales are not providing adequate resettlement services for children, according to two watchdogs.
18 Jul 19Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower fire has been “far too slow” and could risk another tragedy, MPs have warned.
2 Jul 19The next prime minister must produce a green paper to “look afresh” at local government, the communities secretary has said.
27 Jun 19The prime minister and the housing secretary have put forward a raft of proposals to tackle the UK’s housing issues.
26 Jun 19Inherent problems with the housing planning system in England mean the government is “way off track” for reaching its goal of 300,000 new homes each year, MPs have claimed.
21 Jun 19A comprehensive national strategy backed by proper funding and infrastructure is required to tackle the growing crisis of homelessness, according to a report from the Local Government Information...
20 Jun 19Scottish councils have defended their use of funds set aside for emergencies to pay for essential services after new figures showed general fund reserves would dip below £1bn next year.
13 Jun 19Around three fifths of those who bought a home through the Help to Buy scheme would have been able to buy a property without the government’s help, according to the National Audit Office.
7 Jun 19Money matters as much to planning as other services that may have been more visibly hit by cuts but equally important is a seat at the top table, says Royal Town Planning Institute’s Victoria...
6 Jun 19A landmark ruling has left local authorities open to legal action for failure to protect vulnerable children against abuse or neglect.
3 Jun 19Local authorities are likely to miss recycling targets set out in the government’s waste disposal strategy, say academics.
30 May 19The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea made a series of multi-million pound property deals while cutting costs on Grenfell Tower’s refurbishments, research has found.
20 May 19Key decisions are increasingly determined by computers but there is a growing sense of unease about the transparency of the algorithms that power them, says John Thornton.
13 May 19Councils will now have a legal duty to protect victims of domestic abuse, the prime minister has announced.
