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London Councils: Funding reforms could be ‘devastating’ for capital

22/08/2025

The Government must consider London’s ‘high levels of deprivation’ in the Fair Funding Review 2.0, says the cross-party group representing the capital’s councils.

Councils protest against adult gaming centres

16/07/2025

A syndicate of more than 30 local authorities is campaigning against the rise of adult gaming centres (AGCs).

Short-term funding threatens household support scheme

21/05/2025

The effectiveness of the Household Support Fund has been undermined by ‘chaotic and declining’ funding, according to a think tank.

Wealthy boroughs place homeless families in deprived areas

19/05/2025

Wealthier London boroughs are increasingly placing homeless families in more deprived areas, charities warn.

Lung conditions disproportionately impact minority ethnic groups, asthma charity says

15/05/2025

Minority ethnic groups and those from deprived communities are significantly more likely to be hospitalised for asthma, new research reveals.

Growth alone won’t cut child poverty, research finds

29/01/2025

Labour will make no progress on child poverty by the end of this Parliament unless it invests in social security, new analysis has found.

Racism not main driver of children joining riots, report says

28/01/2025

Young people who took part in last summer’s riots were not primarily driven by social media misinformation or racism, according to new research by the Children’s Commissioner.

Bus cuts led to a billion more miles by car in 2023

07/01/2025

Cuts to bus provision in England led to an estimated 1.1 billion extra miles driven by cars and taxis in 2023 alone, according to new research.

Early years gets £2bn boost

10/12/2024

The early years sector is set to receive a £2bn funding boost next year as the final phase of the mass expansion of free childcare is delivered.

Summer riots linked to ‘torn social fabric’

03/12/2024

The majority of towns that saw rioting over the summer after the stabbing attack in Southport have a ‘torn social fabric’, a charitable trust has said.

Record nine million people face hunger and hardship

09/10/2024

A record 9.3 million people in the UK are facing hunger and hardship, including three million children, new research has found.

Report lays bare ‘dire state’ of Britain’s homes

23/02/2024

A third of households in the UK live in poorly insulated homes and cannot afford an acceptable standard of living.

Majority on Universal Credit cannot afford enough food

20/02/2024

New research reveals the ‘devastating’ consequences of the inadequate Universal Credit system, according to anti-poverty charity The Trussell Trust.

Finance settlement ‘undermines levelling up’

22/01/2024

The local government finance settlement failed to distribute funding fairly, council bosses have argued.

5,000 winter deaths caused by cold, damp homes

18/01/2024

Cold, damp homes caused an estimated 4,950 excess winter deaths in 2022-23, according to the End Fuel Poverty Coalition.

Think-tank calls for ‘sensible adjustments’ to clean air zones

22/12/2023

Schemes to reduce air pollution should be designed to avoid penalising those living in more deprived areas, a think-tank has said.

New index exposes deprivation disparities

12/12/2023

A ‘novel methodology’ has uncovered stark inequalities between different ethnic groups in small residential areas.

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