The Scottish Government is at risk of missing its child poverty targets after figures showed around a quarter of children still living in relative poverty.
A review of the fiscal arrangements between Scotland and the rest of the UK may be needed to address the “asymmetric shock” of climate change across the country, according to Scotland’s official...
The Local Government Association is bolstering its peer feedback system for councils, hoping to “dispel the idea that it can all be very cosy and not as constructive” as it should be.
Benefits should be increased on a guaranteed basis every year as part of an overhaul to improve the consistency, transparency and accountability of the social security system, the government has been...
Fragmented funding in the face of rising waiting lists and chronic understaffing has brought the adult social care sector “to its knees”, according to an influential group of MPs.
Government plans to house asylum seekers in barges and former military sites will cost £46m more than continuing to use hotels, according to a report from the National Audit Office.
Northern leaders have voted to request that Avanti West Coast should have its contract to run the rail line terminated “at the earliest possible opportunity” to be replaced by the Operator of Last...
Inflation has continued to fall according to the latest Office for National Statistics data, adding to the pressure on the Bank of England to cut rates at its next meeting.
HMRC closing a phone helpline for six months per year has drawn criticism from tax experts, including that self assessment returns might become less accurate.
Lower-than-expected uptake of government heat pump incentives risks slowing one of the UK’s biggest opportunities to lower its carbon emissions, the National Audit Office has warned.
Projects paid for through levelling up funding pots have faced huge delays and the government does not plan to evaluate their long-term success, despite the fact it was supposed to be a flagship...
Climate change and the pursuit of net zero pose a profound threat to Scotland’s public finances, and it could face a disproportionate impact compared with England, the Scottish Fiscal Commission has...
National GDP grew by 0.2% in January, signalling that the UK economy is out of its technical recession – but the country remains in a period of prolonged stagnation.
A growing number of multi-academy trusts are pooling resources, including the general annual grant allocated to each individual school, a report has found.
