In a nutshell: What the election result means for local government
With the Conservative party securing its biggest majority since the 1980s, what does this mean for local government?
Charity warns of ‘Christmas childhood crisis’
06/12/2019 Three children in every primary class face Christmas without warmth or fresh food, a children’s charity has warned. |
Food bank use ‘shoots up’ by a quarter in one year
14/11/2019 The number of people using food banks has shot up by nearly a quarter in the last year, according to one of the main providers. |
Benefit problems ‘widespread’ among food bank users
05/11/2019 Problems with the welfare system affected two-thirds of people at food banks over the last year, a charity has revealed. |
Universal Credit drives food bank use, charity says
19/09/2019 A report from the main provider of food banks has warned that the roll out of Universal Credit has been a major factor behind the increase in food bank use. |
Millions of children go hungry over summer holidays, Labour say
22/08/2019 Government funding on holiday hunger supported less than 4% of all children who are currently eligible for free school meals, the Labour Party have said. |
Charity calls for help feeding children during the holidays
16/07/2019 The Trussell Trust is urging people to donate food to their local food bank to help support families with children during the summer holidays. |
Housing association calls for an end to the 5-week wait for UC payments
26/06/2019 Housing association called for an end to the 5-week wait for Universal Credit payments after survey revealed two fifths of claimants forced to use food banks. |
Universal Credit ‘key driver’ behind increase in foodbank use
25/04/2019 The number of food parcels given out across the UK has gone up 73% in five years, according to a major charity. |
Universal Credit driving welfare claimants to foodbanks, charity says
05/10/2018 The next stage in the change to Universal Credit could lead to a big increase in the use of foodbanks, anti-poverty campaigners have warned. |
Foodbanks not ‘long-term’ solution to holiday hunger, charity says
03/08/2018 Anti-poverty campaigners have warned that foodbanks are not a ‘long-term’ solution to hunger as data reveals the summer holidays force parents to turn to charity to feed children. |
Council-run crisis support ‘failing’ people in need
25/05/2018 Crisis support schemes run by local authorities are failing to operate effectively, new research reveals. |
Rollout of Universal Credit increasing demand on food banks
24/04/2018 The rollout of Universal Credit is increasing the use of food banks by an average of 52%, new research has revealed today. |
Foodbanks call for ‘extra donations’ this Christmas to deal with demand
29/11/2017 Foodbanks are calling on people to ramp up their donations in December when demand for emergency supplies is expected to rise dramatically. |
Thousands of primary school children helped by food banks
25/07/2017 Half the children helped by food banks are of primary school age, according to a leading charity. |
Study reveals hundreds more food banks than previously recorded
30/05/2017 New research reveals there are hundreds more food banks operating in the UK than was previously believed. |
Rollout of Universal Credit doubling foodbank referrals, warns charity
25/04/2017 The number of people being forced to use foodbanks has risen over the past year due to the Government’s welfare reforms, a new report has found. |
Telephone hotline would help foodbanks support people in a crisis says charity
08/11/2016 A telephone ‘hotline’ connecting foodbanks and local jobcentres should be launched to help those needing emergency food parcels, the Trussell Trust has said. |
This issue of Local Government News explores what impact the increase to the Public Works Loan Board rate have on councils’ capital schemes and why adopting AI will not just improve customer service response times for councils.
This issue also finds out how local government pension funds are backing infrastructure projects and calls on local government to get better value from its technology spend.
