Redefining the shape of local government
With the new authorities of East Suffolk and West Suffolk launching from next month, what final hurdles do the councils face in coming together? Neil Merrick reports.
Charity warns people at risk of suffering poverty, ill-health and hardship in later life
13/03/2019 Action must be taken to create communities that enable older people to stay active, campaigners have urged. |
Women ‘bear the brunt’ of social care crisis, charity warns
08/03/2019 Women are paying the highest price for the Government’s continued inaction on social care, an elderly persons charity has warned. |
Britain faces ‘accessible housing crisis’, charity warns
25/02/2019 An elderly persons charity has warned that Britain is on the verge of an ‘accessible housing crisis’ due to planning policy failures. |
Councils should prioritise strength training to prevent falls
12/02/2019 Local authorities are not prioritising programmes which can help people at risk of falling strengthen their muscles and improve their balance, new research has revealed. |
Underfunding of bus scheme leaves elderly ‘isolated’
11/02/2019 Elderly and vulnerable people could be left isolated because the concessionary bus fares scheme is underfunded, local government leaders have warned. |
Council chiefs warn of scams targeting the vulnerable
16/01/2019 Local authority leaders have called on carers and families to be aware of fraud targeting older and more vulnerable people. |
Over four million older people do not have access to care services
13/12/2018 A long-term fix to pay for adult social care has been 'kicked into the long grass', local government leaders have warned. |
A 'wake-up call' for the sector
09/10/2018 With figures showing thousands of older people are living in hazardous homes, William Eichler finds out what can be done to provide more suitable accommodation for the UK's ageing population. |
Home adaptations ‘cost-effective’ means for improving accessibility
08/10/2018 Only 7% of UK homes meet basic national accessibility requirements, an ageing charity warned as they urged councils to provide adaptations to older people's homes. |
Number of elderly needing round-the-clock care set to double by 2035
31/08/2018 The number of elderly people requiring 24-hour care is set to double by 2035, social care experts have warned. |
1.4m older people ‘not getting the care they need’, charity warns
09/07/2018 The number of older people living with an unmet care need has risen by nearly 20% in two years, an ageing charity warns. |
Loneliness prevention initiatives can save councils £2m, council chiefs say
11/06/2018 National health policy needs to recognise the ‘cost-effective benefits’ of initiatives designed to tackle loneliness, local government leaders say. |
Charity warns councils are depriving four million older people of benefits
23/05/2018 Nearly four million older people are being denied access to key benefits because they do not use computers, according to campaigners. |
Welsh programme to help the elderly ‘lacks direction’, committee warns
21/05/2018 A £125m programme to help vulnerable, elderly and homeless people in Wales ‘creates uncertainty and lacks direction’, assembly members say. |
Councils chiefs call for a ‘residential revolution’ in older people’s housing
01/05/2018 Local authority leaders have said they should be granted the powers necessary to undertake a ‘desperately-needed’ residential revolution in older people’s housing. |
Half a million older private renters are ‘invisible’ in housing policy
27/03/2018 Older private renters are being overlooked by housing policy despite being more likely to report cold and damp in their homes, a charity has warned today. |
Hospital admissions due to falls set to rise ‘dramatically’ to 1,000 a day
19/03/2018 Council chiefs call for more adult social care funding as research reveals the number of hospital admissions due to an older person falling is set to rise dramatically. |
Government invests £300m to address ageing society challenge
12/03/2018 The Government is investing £300m from its industrial strategy challenge fund to help prepare for 'the challenge of an ageing society'. |
Majority of older people living in areas with illegal levels of air pollution
05/03/2018 More than half (56%) of older people in England lived in an area which breached legal air pollution limits in 2015, according to new analysis. |
Housing adaptation system ‘complicated, reactive and unfair’
22/02/2018 The housing adaptation system in Wales is ‘complicated, reactive and unfair’ and does not deliver for those who need it, auditors warn. |
Councils welcome call for ‘focus’ on housing for older people
09/02/2018 Local government leaders have welcomed a call by MPs for a 'national focus' on providing more housing for older people. |
Javid finds extra £166m in final settlement
06/02/2018 Local government secretary Sajid Javid has found an additional £166m to ease spending pressures in social care and rural areas in the final 2018/19 settlement. |
The December issue of Local Government News looks at the consequences a council may face if it is unable to provide statutory services, the launch of Liverpool’s housing company and how councils can best manage roles in local authority companies.
It also has a special section on green building and energy efficiency including what funding is available to enable councils to deliver heat networks and how councils can pay for ‘smart buildings’.
