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28 May 19
Local government will increasingly struggle to fund services as demand for social care rises, warns a think-tank.
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27 May 19
The UK’s taxes on the whole are progressive – with council tax being the only one that is regressive, an economic think-tank has said.
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24 May 19
The spending watchdog has called for “further progress” on the level of information given by departments for the Whole of Government Accounts.
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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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24 May 19
A Department for Work and Pensions minister will investigate a fraudulent loan company that stole an applicant’s identity to apply for universal credit.
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24 May 19
Theresa May will resign as prime minister on 7 June after spending less than three years in the job.
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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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23 May 19
Making social care free at the point of need for over 65s could save the NHS £4.5bn each year by 2030, according to think-tank analysis.
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23 May 19
Public sector net borrowing in the UK in April was £5.8bn – £0.03bn less than in April 2018. This represents the lowest April borrowing figure since 2007, official statistics have revealed.
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23 May 19
Council controlled schools were more likely to maintain good Ofsted ratings, the Local Government Association has said.
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23 May 19
Fundamental reform of the council tax will be needed if Scottish councils are to raise additional revenue from local taxation, economists have warned.
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22 May 19
An “ideological” pursuit of austerity has replaced the Britain’s social safety net with a “harsh and uncaring ethos”, according to the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty Philip...
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22 May 19
English councils could be forced to make draconian cuts to local services if Westminster does not pump extra cash into local government to avoid a £51.8bn black hole over the next six years.
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21 May 19
A growing number of children are being admitted to mental health hospitals unnecessarily, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned.
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21 May 19
Less-skilled and disadvantaged learners are missing out because of the government’s “out of kilter” apprenticeship levy, MPs have warned.
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20 May 19
Scrapping the next phase of High Speed 2 would be a disaster for regional economies, council leaders and mayors have warned.
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20 May 19
The government must replace the £1bn that it “catastrophically ripped out” of nursing higher education, the head of the Royal College of Nursing will say.
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20 May 19
The potential of the new Scottish National Investment Bank will be compromised if it is limited to funding only commercial activities, the Scottish Government has been warned.
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17 May 19
Council tax increasingly resembles poll tax - hitting the poor hardest - for Londoners and must be reformed, a think-tank has said.
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17 May 19
The UK government is failing to meet its duty under human rights law to provide adequate food in England, an NGO has found.
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17 May 19
The public spending watchdog is investigating the government’s oversight of councils’ commercial property investment, MPs have heard.
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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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17 May 19
A consultation on EU replacement funding will begin “very shortly”, a minister has claimed.
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16 May 19
The ongoing US-China trade war will have an effect on the UK economy, the international trade secretary has warned.
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16 May 19
The Children’s Commissioner has called on councils to provide information on detained children in their area, in a study out today.
28 May 19Local government will increasingly struggle to fund services as demand for social care rises, warns a think-tank.
27 May 19The UK’s taxes on the whole are progressive – with council tax being the only one that is regressive, an economic think-tank has said.
24 May 19The spending watchdog has called for “further progress” on the level of information given by departments for the Whole of Government Accounts.
24 May 19A 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.
24 May 19A Department for Work and Pensions minister will investigate a fraudulent loan company that stole an applicant’s identity to apply for universal credit.
24 May 19Theresa May will resign as prime minister on 7 June after spending less than three years in the job.
23 May 19Questions 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.
23 May 19Making social care free at the point of need for over 65s could save the NHS £4.5bn each year by 2030, according to think-tank analysis.
23 May 19Public sector net borrowing in the UK in April was £5.8bn – £0.03bn less than in April 2018. This represents the lowest April borrowing figure since 2007, official statistics have revealed.
23 May 19Council controlled schools were more likely to maintain good Ofsted ratings, the Local Government Association has said.
23 May 19Fundamental reform of the council tax will be needed if Scottish councils are to raise additional revenue from local taxation, economists have warned.
22 May 19An “ideological” pursuit of austerity has replaced the Britain’s social safety net with a “harsh and uncaring ethos”, according to the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty Philip...
21 May 19A growing number of children are being admitted to mental health hospitals unnecessarily, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned.
21 May 19Less-skilled and disadvantaged learners are missing out because of the government’s “out of kilter” apprenticeship levy, MPs have warned.
20 May 19Scrapping the next phase of High Speed 2 would be a disaster for regional economies, council leaders and mayors have warned.
20 May 19The government must replace the £1bn that it “catastrophically ripped out” of nursing higher education, the head of the Royal College of Nursing will say.
17 May 19Council tax increasingly resembles poll tax - hitting the poor hardest - for Londoners and must be reformed, a think-tank has said.
17 May 19The UK government is failing to meet its duty under human rights law to provide adequate food in England, an NGO has found.
17 May 19The public spending watchdog is investigating the government’s oversight of councils’ commercial property investment, MPs have heard.
17 May 19Nearly all councils in England think the benefits freeze will push more people into homelessness, a study has found.
17 May 19A consultation on EU replacement funding will begin “very shortly”, a minister has claimed.
16 May 19The ongoing US-China trade war will have an effect on the UK economy, the international trade secretary has warned.
16 May 19The Children’s Commissioner has called on councils to provide information on detained children in their area, in a study out today.
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