Free school meals extended
More than a million young people entitled to free school meals will get free meal vouchers over the summer holiday, after a campaign by Manchester United and England footballer Marcus …
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Increased help for child asylum-seekers
The Home Office has increased financial support for councils who look after asylum-seeking children, including a targeted 25 per cent uplift for local authorities looking after the highest numbers of such children.
Early years funding warning
Additional funding is needed to support all early years’ providers for the period of the coronavirus crisis if enough childcare places are to be available for families who need them, the LGA has warned.
Speaking up for victims of domestic abuse
With so many of us confined to our homes during the coronavirus pandemic, domestic abuse helplines have, alarmingly, reported a significant increase in cases of domestic violence.
Lockdown restrictions easing
As first was going to press, the Government was working on a review of the two-metre social-distancing rule, which was expected to report by 4 July.
‘Plan needed to keep homeless off streets’
The Government needs to bring together a comprehensive national strategy to prevent rough sleepers and homeless people returning to the streets after the pandemic, according to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee.
Leisure ‘in a crisis’
Leisure centres closed because of the coronavirus crisis may never re-open unless the Government brings forward a financial rescue package to save the sector, according to a new survey.
Rising demand for green jobs
The economic recovery from the pandemic offers a real opportunity to create jobs and protect the environment.
The man from the co-op
The community response to coronavirus shows how trust in our political system can be rebuilt, says the Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
Local flexibility needed on school openings
Councils should be given the power to close schools or nurseries where testing indicates new clusters of COVID-19, the LGA has said