Personal Independence Payment for people with mental health problems: Implications for local government
Richard Machin outlines the findings of a new paper exploring the impact of welfare reform on local government services.
Leaving nothing to chance
12/03/2020 The ‘levelling-up’ Budget is era-defining and ambitious in scope – but we will have to wait until the summer Spending Review to understand the blueprint, says Localis’s Jonathan Werran. |
Budget 2020: Sunak reveals spending spree for first budget
11/03/2020 New chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a Budget to end austerity, boost productivity and tackle the problems created by coronavirus. |
Budget 2020: Mayoral authorities win big in transport
11/03/2020 The Government has unveiled £4.2bn for urban transport as part of its spring budget giveaways. |
Budget: £27bn for national roads and £2.5bn for potholes
11/03/2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) will spend over £27bn between 2020 and 2025 and pledged an extra £2.5bn for local road maintenance in the Budget. |
Budget 2020: £1.5bn boost to improve FE college estate
11/03/2020 The chancellor has unveiled plans to invest £1.5bn over five years to improve the condition of the further education college estate. |
Budget 2020: £5bn emergency fund to fight coronavirus
11/03/2020 The Government has promised to deliver a £5bn emergency fund to help manage the extra pressures the NHS and social care are facing in the wake of coronavirus. |
Budget 2020: £1bn Building Safety Fund to remove unsafe cladding
11/03/2020 A new £1bn fund to remove unsafe cladding from high-rise buildings has been unveiled today by the chancellor. |
This issue of Public Property examines how how flexible workspaces can lead the way in regeneration for local authorities, Why local authority intervention is key to successful urban regeneration schemes and if the Government’s challenge of embracing beauty is an opportunity for communities.
The March issue also takes a closer look at Blackburn with Darwen Council's first digital health hub to help people gain control over health and care services.
