Progress needed on gender parity
Councils stand ready to play their part, but funding issues must be tackled soon.
The Editorial Team
Call for action on social care workforce
The LGA and national adult social care organisations have called on the Government to deliver a long-term care workforce strategy and tackle the issue of care worker pay.
Million more pupils could have free school meals
More than a million additional school children could receive free school meals and be entitled to extra support funding if the scheme was simplified and extended to more families.
Jobs and skills warning when EU funds end
New jobs and skills training vital to levelling up the country are at risk of delay or being lost altogether because of a looming funding gap when existing European cash runs out.
Supported housing changes to help vulnerable residents
A package of measures designed to put an end to dishonest landlords exploiting some of the most vulnerable people in society has been announced by the Government.
Covid hospitalisations ‘rising’
The Government’s chief medical officer has warned that hospitalisations will continue to rise into early April.
£150m support for bus services
The Government has announced an additional £150 million to prop up local bus services still recovering from the pandemic.
‘Exhausted’ public health staff battling rising covid rates
Councils and directors of public health have called for an urgent extension of local outbreak management funding because of rising rates of COVID-19.
Underfunded care reforms ‘a risk to services’
Councils could face a budget black hole this year amid growing concerns about underfunded adult social care reforms, the LGA has warned.
Inquiry into levelling up and local leadership
The LGA has launched a ‘Levelling up local’ inquiry into how the Government’s levelling up agenda might better strengthen local communities.