The Editorial Team
Is England set up to level up?
Levelling up is about good governance as well as growth, according to the LGA’s latest Smith Square debate.
Ensuring every child has a loving family
Over the past five decades, Coram has been dedicated to the task of putting children first and ensuring, where they need it, that they can grow up in safe, loving, adoptive families.
Collaborating to support homeless veterans
Greater Manchester Housing Providers (GMHP) is a partnership of 24 housing providers working together to make a positive difference to people and communities across our city region.
Cost pressures threaten local services
Councils will have no choice but to implement significant cuts to services unless the Government provides extra funding to meet demand and cost pressures, the LGA has warned.
Speeding up the electric transition
The UK’s transition to electric mobility is not showing signs of slowing down
Families ‘missing out’ on free food
The LGA has set out a five-point plan to improve the Government’s Healthy Start voucher scheme and increase take-up, as new analysis reveals that nearly 150,000 eligible families are currently missing out on them.
Councils call for £13bn for adult social care
The LGA has called on the Government to find £13 billion for adult social care, amid warnings that one in five care workers are living in poverty.
Social rent cap ‘could cost councils £3bn’
Capping social housing rent increases at 5 per cent a year could cost councils more than £3 billion in five years, the LGA has warned.