Government plans to end the exclusion of people with mental health problems from opportunities in employment, education and housing should become a 'watershed', a leading charity said this week.
London Mayor Ken Livingstone's second term could prove tougher than the first after Conservatives warned that they will do all they can to 'rein in' the mayor's spending.
Local authorities should be encouraged to transfer homes to landlords set up for black and ethnic minority (BME) communities, says a report for the Housing Corporation.
The massive increase in house-building recommended by government advisers could have a devastating impact on the environment, says a little-publicised report.
Frantic weekend activity was not enough to ensure that the official deadline for despatch of ballot papers was met by all the councils participating in the government's postal voting experiment.
The government repositioned its e-agenda this week with the appointment of a new head of
e-government poached from the private sector and a distinct move towards cost savings through efficiency.
Council tax benefit should be replaced with a 'liability cap' as a way of overcoming its stigma and improving low take-up rates, according to an influential think-tank.
Team spirit and cohesion were celebrated in this week's Public Finance Public Servants of the Year Awards even the individual winners drew attention to their importance. Editor Mike Thatcher...
Ministers are celebrating after successfully banning the use of bed and breakfast accommodation for families with children beyond six-week emergency periods...
The Home Office should take advantage of the opportunities presented by the Lyons review and move significant numbers of staff out of central London, a senior MP has urged.
Labour and the Conservatives have fired the opening salvos in this year's local elections campaign, levelling allegations of high spending and town hall mismanagement at one other.
The government is to give housing associations staged funding to take over council 'sink estates' as part of a package of measures announced this week to boost its decent homes standard.
A rapid expansion of private security patrols on housing estates has left the public confused over who is supposed to be guarding them and their property, according to a Joseph Rowntree Foundation...
Lack of leadership and a shortage of staff and expertise are holding back Welsh councils from building on the improvements they have made in the past year, according to the Audit Commission in Wales.
Disgraced former Westminster council leader Dame Shirley Porter has agreed to pay the authority £12.3m, finally bringing to an end the 'homes for votes' scandal that has dragged on for almost 20...
Planners, police officers and local politicians alike need to have their skills honed at a new centre of excellence if the government's sustainable development targets are to be met.
Council-owned housing companies that pass their first inspections risk losing government funds if they fail subsequent checks, it was announced this week.
The government is to spend £16m on building four specialist units to separate teenage girl prisoners from adults, Home Secretary David Blunkett has announced.
