Revaluating financing options
Caroline Daves considers if leasing be part of the solution for councils and schools as the PWLB interest rate rises.
No homeless veterans
14/10/2019 Ed Tytherleigh calls on every single council to identify and refer veterans to appropriate services to ensure there are no homeless veterans. |
Mayor announces £90,000 to help homeless veterans
02/10/2019 Homeless veterans in Yorkshire are set to receive more support as the mayor of the Sheffield City Region announces £90,000 for a local homelessness charity. |
Council chiefs call for support in helping soldiers overcome ‘barriers’
25/09/2019 Local authority leaders have called on the Ministry of Defence to work with councils in helping members of the armed services transition to civilian life. |
Over 3,500 homeless veterans missing out on council support
24/09/2019 Thousands of homeless veterans could be losing out on support and housing available to them, figures reveal as campaign to help homeless veterans is launched. |
This issue of Local Government News explores how councils can tackle modern slavery and trafficking in their supply chains, finds out more about Cambridge's first cohousing scheme and the launch of a new project to build a shared service pattern library for local government.
This issue also contains a special focus on children's services and how councils are protecting children following local safeguarding children boards being abolished.
