£8.1 billion to ensure safe council housing
The total cost of delivering building safety standards across the entire council housing stock is £8.1 billion over a 10-year period, a report by Savills reveals.
Council housing waiting lists ‘could double’
The LGA has set out the case for building 100,000 green social homes for rent each year, in a new report ‘Building post-pandemic prosperity’.
Call for school-based counselling for all
Fully funded, school-based counselling needs to be available in all state-funded secondary schools and academies, to help support rising numbers of children and young people reporting mental health issues during COVID-19, the LGA has said.
Invest or pay the consequences
Despite a robust evidence base and the best efforts of many skilled and passionate people, the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery system in England and Wales isn’t working as well as it should.
Some notable successes
Three Green party gains from Conservative just days apart represent a notable success.
Delivering a high-quality care system
If the Prime Minister is serious about delivering real change for social care, he should look to councils for inspiration.
EV charging for disabled drivers
One in five people in the UK reports a disability, and almost one in 10 new cars in the UK is bought on behalf of a disabled person.
Time to reset public spending
The Spending Review 2021 takes place on 27 October, and it’s safe to say that the first multi-year settlement since before the pandemic will be crucial for local government.
A threat to local democracy
The LGA is calling for evidence on the abuse and intimidation councillors face.
Children at the centre of recovery
The pandemic has exacerbated pressures on families and children’s services.