District Councils Network

• New homelessness duties impacting half of district councils

  More than half of district councils have seen an increase in the number of people asking for help since the introduction of new homelessness legislation.

  

• Councils call for extension on time limit for all Right to Buy receipts

  District councils have urged the Government to extend the time limit for spending Right to Buy receipts for both existing and future receipts.

  

• Districts call for new homes bonus threshold to be scrapped

  The New Homes Bonus (NHB) baseline is punishing district councils for delivering more homes and should be scrapped, according to calls today.

  

• Ministers to 'super charge' LEP performance

  Ministers have published plans to ‘super charge’ the performance and accountability of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) following a review.

  

• Javid backs single unitary council in Buckinghamshire

  Local government secretary Sajid Javid has backed a single unitary council for Buckinghamshire.

  

• Districts call for council tax limit increase

  Districts have called for the council tax cap to be increased so they can raise an extra £9m.