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WEB4 days ago · Martin Lewis: Councils collect unpaid tax like ‘worst loan sharks’. 10/09/2024. Consumer finance expert Martin Lewis has criticised the ‘grotesque’ methods authorities use to recover council tax and urged the Government to change the law on debt collection. ‘Shocking lack of urgency’ to trace children missing from education.
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WEB2 days ago · News | LocalGov. The Government will not meet its target of building 1.5 million homes over the parliament without investing in affordable housing, according to a new report. Boroughs in the capital are set to overspend by more than £600m this year as housing and homelessness pressures ‘wreak havoc’ on their finances, according to …
Government urged to reverse fuel payment cuts | LocalGov
WEB17 hours ago · Councillors in Stockton have backed a motion urging the Government to reverse its ‘deeply unfair’ decision to stop providing the Winter Fuel Payment to millions of pensioners. Ministers have introduced means testing for the fuel allowance, meaning only those in receipt of Pension Credit are now eligible. Across …
Rayner confirms four devolution agreements | LocalGov
WEB1 day ago · Four devolution agreements have been signed off in what the secretary of state for local government describes as ‘only the first step’ of the Government’s devolution drive. If approved by Parliament, the agreements will empower residents in Lincolnshire and in Hull and East Yorkshire to elect regional mayors. Combined county authorities ...
Councils granted new powers to tackle domestic abuse
WEB18 hours ago · Local authorities are to be granted more powers to prevent domestic abusers from making contact with their victims, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced. Under the new domestic abuse protection order pilot, the police and third party agencies such as councils will be able to order abusers to stay away from their victim indefinitely. Only ...
The challenges of local government reorganisation | LocalGov
WEB4 days ago · Local government reorganisation is complex, time consuming and provides some significant challenges and new councils will have significant decisions to take post-vesting day. But it is here to stay, and the lessons learned and identified in our research should help councils to prepare for any future changes. …
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WEBSep 12, 2024 · LocalGov - Tag Housing. AAT’s answer to helping address housing shortage. 06/08/2024. With the Government vowing to address the housing shortage, leading mobility innovator AAT is suggesting a way to help some of the 120,000 people with disabilities who need re-housing, and make use of at least some of the 700,000 empty/redundant properties already in existence in the UK.
Transforming Local Government: A Strategic Guide for Labour
WEBJul 5, 2024 · A recent white paper by the Local Government Association (LGA) revealed that councils in England face a funding gap of £6.2bn over the next two years, a gap driven mostly by rising cost and demand pressures on services such as adult social care, children's services, and homelessness support. These pressures are felt particularly acutely on …
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WEBJul 25, 2024 · Local government culture funding is under threat ‘due to the multitude of funding streams as well as the system for funding bids’, the LGA warns. Implementation of five-year local housing deals by 2025 would lead to 200,000 additional social homes being built over the next three decades, report finds. Major reforms introduced a decade ago ...
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WEBJul 12, 2023 · Politics and Policy News. Councillor arrested over protest remarks. 09/08/2024. A councillor has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging murder after comments at a counter-protest in London this week. Sharp increase in home schooling, survey shows. 16/02/2024. A survey of councils in the south of England shows a sharp rise in the number of ...
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