Housing and local government officials have responded angrily to the government's decision to slash funding for vulnerable housing tenants by £105m, warning of 'potentially disastrous' consequences...
Prime Minister Tony Blair marked his return from his summer break by stepping up Labour's campaign against antisocial behaviour and promoting councils' new powers in the fight against 'louts'.
Applications by council tenants to buy their homes have plummeted since the government slashed discounts in London and the Southeast, new figures reveal.
Vulnerable older people will be able to access benefits and services through a single point of contact under a 'quiet revolution' unveiled by the government this week.
Electoral Commission officials will report on the potential for fraud in all-postal ballot elections next week, following a review of the controversial voting methods piloted this summer.
North Cornwall District Council faces a repairs bill totalling millions of pounds following the flash floods that ripped through the village of Boscastle this week.
English devolution is being driven by a small number of organisations and individuals that are 'in the loop', with the rest failing to grasp its potential future impact, research suggests.
Councils in Scotland are urging the Scottish Executive to give them freedom to decide how to spend a potential extra £25m in income when the 50% discount on council tax on second homes is abolished.
Trades Union Congress leader Brendan Barber has urged ministers to consider alternatives to slashing council workers' pension pots before proceeding with an overhaul of town hall retirement schemes...
The total value of government assets to be sold off in the next six years may exceed Gordon Brown's £30bn target, the man charged with finding the savings has told Public Finance .
The poor quality of financial management across local government and police, fire and health services is a cause for concern, the Audit Commission's annual report reveals this week.
The Local Government Association 'pulled rank' during firefighters' pay negotiations, it emerged this week, prompting accusations of political interference and an inevitable ballot for industrial...
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council must show 'genuine progress' against its corporate recovery plan when Audit Commission inspectors return there in October, the watchdog has warned.
Opposition to the Treasury's proposed cull of civil service staff will intensify at the Trades Union Congress's annual conference in Brighton next month, motions to the event indicate.
Social landlords that provide temporary accommodation have been assured that housing benefit will not be replaced with a new allowance paid directly to the tenant.
Puzzling omissions in new Financial Services Authority regulations have jeopardised arm's-length housing bodies' ability to provide insurance to thousands of tenants, it emerged this week.
Council tenants in Nottingham have voted in favour of an arm's-length management organisation after the local authority mounted a £200,000 publicity campaign.
