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Councils urged to ringfence housing for women prison leavers

15/05/2025

Local authorities should ringfence a proportion of their supported housing units for women released from prison, a new report says.

VE Day: Council duties under the Armed Forces Covenant

08/05/2025

As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Geoff Wild, Legal & Governance Consultant, looks at the duties of councils under the Armed Forces Covenant.

Government launches support network to help local veterans

06/05/2025

Local authority leaders have welcomed a new system designed to make it easier for veterans to access care and support but cautioned against the duplication of services.

Extra support for military personnel ‘lottery’

08/04/2025

Military personnel and their families face a postcode lottery when it comes to accessing local services, the Commons Defence Committee has revealed.

Rochdale apologises for 1,500 SEND plan backlog

13/03/2025

Rochdale BC has apologised after admitting it has a backlog of 1,500 support plans to review for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Supported housing ‘on a knife edge’

20/09/2024

The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged the Government to boost spending on supported housing and consider a ring-fenced fund in next month’s Budget.

Half of universal credit claimants ran out of food last month

02/09/2024

Almost half of people (48%) claiming universal credit ran out of food last month and could not afford to buy more, a charity has found.

Household Support Fund extended six months

02/09/2024

The Household Support Fund (HSF) will be extended for another six months, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has confirmed.

Children face holiday hunger without support fund

21/08/2024

Children in more than a quarter of council areas could go hungry during the upcoming school holidays if the Household Support Fund (HSF) is not extended.

LGA warns of ‘impending cliff-edge’ when support fund ends

15/08/2024

Council bosses are again urging the Government to extend the Household Support Fund (HSF) to avoid an ‘impending cliff-edge’ in support.

Police meet families about ashes found at funeral home

01/07/2024

Police and council officers have met with families who were identified in relation to ashes found during an investigation at a funeral home in Hull.

£23bn in benefits goes unclaimed

19/04/2024

The total amount of unclaimed benefits in the UK is now £22.7 billion a year, analysis has found.

Two in five adults fear mounting housing pressures

24/01/2024

Two in five people who pay housing costs in England are worried that pressures will get worse this year, new research has found.

Liverpool’s homelessness bill leaps from £250,000 to £19m

15/11/2023

The leader of Liverpool City Council has called for urgent help as the local authority’s homelessness accommodation bill jumps from £250,000 to £19m.

Disconnected job schemes failing to tackle unemployment

17/10/2023

Nine million people who are struggling to find work are at risk of being left out of the labour market because of a ‘complex patchwork’ of job schemes.

Islington Council scraps library fines

17/04/2023

Islington residents who have an overdue library book can now return it without fear of being penalized, the local authority has said.

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