Over half of Generation X in the UK is failing to save enough for their retirement, according to analysis by the Social Market Foundation, which has warned of a coming ‘pension shock’ amid the...
Wide-ranging reform of the UK’s health system is needed to improve the response to a future pandemic, the latest report from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has said, amid concerns that the NHS is in worse...
Contingency planning for a new energy support package is underway as the war in the Middle East continues to push up prices, the chancellor has confirmed.
A new social tariff rather than costly universal support should be considered to deliver help to families struggling with high energy bills this winter, according to the Resolution Foundation.
The government and NHS England have come under fire for failing to address the seriousness and urgency of the growing financial crisis in the adult hospice sector.
Housebuilding will suffer despite signs of improvement across social housing finance, with almost half of councils saying budget pressure could constrain their activity, a study by the Local...
Government plans for the NHS and local authorities to transform the way they work together will fail without wider shifts, a public sector network has warned.
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has voted to keep its base rate steady at 3.75% as the ongoing conflict between the US, Israel and Iran drives up energy prices.
The government has launched a bid to lead on artificial intelligence, calling it the “defining technology of our era” and setting out three big opportunities for economic growth in the UK.
The government has come under fire for its decision to avert the closure of British Steel’s Scunthorpe site after it emerged that the Department for Business and Trade intervened without a clear exit...
Regional leaders will have more control over how national tax money is spent, in a move to permanently transfer “power and resources” to a local level set out by the chancellor.
London must expand its electrical capacity and increase investment in its energy infrastructure if it is to fulfil its ambition to be a global hub for AI innovation, city decision-makers have said.
A £3,000 wage subsidy for employers taking on young unemployed people and changes to the apprenticeship system were among an expanded package of measures hoped to tackle youth employment, amid...
Councils have expressed concerns about growing cyber risks resulting from local government reorganisation as mergers increase the number of partners involved in managing data and securing...
The lack of governance arrangements between national and local stakeholders risks derailing the government’s Northern Powerhouse Rail programme, the National Audit Office has warned.
Integrating working-age council tax support and universal credit would reduce complexity for claimants and ease the administrative burdens on councils, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has argued, as...
The government is asking the public for views on how digital ID could transform public services, after accepting that usability needs to catch up with private sector services such as online banking.
A Public Accounts Committee report has cast doubt on a government pledge to halve the amount it spends on consultants, after warning that departments are failing to comply with the Cabinet Office...
London boroughs should retain at least 50% of visitor levy revenue collected in their area with remaining funds used to support pan-London services critical to the tourist economy, according to ...
Despite substantial increases in spending, performance of some public services in Scotland and Wales continues to lag behind its pre-pandemic peak, according to new research.
Inconsistent application of flexible working rules across NHS employers has created a postcode lottery across the health service workforce, unions have said.
The chair of the Independent Commission into Adult Social Care has called for a national conversation about the issue, warning of a reliance on cobbled together and underfunded services.
Social housing provider Riverside has called for long-term sustainable funding to address homelessness after data showed rough sleeping in England reached a record high.
