Watch: Luton's Cllr Alia Khan on cutting rough sleeping
Cllr Alia Khan, Cabinet Member for Housing at Luton Council, talks to LocalGov about the council's progress on rough sleeping and homelessness prevention.
LGA calls for devolution of retrofit funding
30/09/2024 The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged the Government to use the Autumn Budget to devolve all funding for retrofitting social and fuel poor homes to councils. |
Cost of refurbishment scheme doubles to £40m
25/07/2024 Plans to refurbish and retrofit five council-owned housing blocks in Kent have more than doubled in price since they were agreed last year. |
Buildings upgraded in £8m energy efficiency scheme
24/07/2024 The first phase of an £8.2m programme to reduce the carbon footprint of West Sussex County Council’s buildings has been completed. |
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. |
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. |
