Support for councils
The LGA has launched the new sector support and improvement offer for councils
The LGA has launched the new sector support and improvement offer for councils
Partnering with local authorities to deliver community EV-charging schemes.
Silver Sunday is the national day for older people and takes place this year on 3 October. It is a special day in the national calendar, when everyone can come together to put older people at the heart of their community.
I was delighted to see the LGA running a number of webinars recently on vaccine communications and tackling hesitancy and misinformation.
Despite the unprecedented challenges the country has faced over the past year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 is still very present in the memories of people living and working in social housing.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and worsened the socio-economic problems that uniquely affect our coastal communities.
MPs have called on the Government to counter rising unemployment by creating green jobs and focusing investment in energy efficiency, the circular economy, climate adaptation and nature recovery.
The LGA has been helping councils find the expertise they need to tackle local housing challenges.
The number of rough sleepers accommodated during the ‘Everyone in’ initiative over several months “far exceeds” the number recorded in the Government’s annual national snapshot of the rough sleeper population, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO).
Thousands of families rely on universal credit to pay for day-to-day essentials including food, clothing and utilities.