Social care winter plan
Social care in England needs an extra £7 billion a year as an urgent “starting point” to avoid potential collapse of the market, MPs have said.
The Editorial Team
Funding for new domestic abuse duties
Councils are to receive £6 million in government funding to help prepare for the introduction of the Domestic Abuse Bill, which from April 2021 will place a duty on councils to support victims of domestic abuse.
‘Shelve 75% business rates retention’ – LGA
Ministers should shelve plans to allow local government to keep 75 per cent of business rates income until the Treasury’s business rates review has reported, the LGA has said.
Formula ‘will see fewer homes built in the north’
An updated government algorithm for setting house-building targets will lead to a stark variation in where new homes are required, without regard to the wider levelling-up agenda, the LGA has warned.
‘No plan’ to deal with unsafe cladding
Just a third (155 out of 455) of high-rise buildings with Grenfell-style flammable cladding have had it replaced, the Public Accounts Committee has warned.
The LGA’s spending review submission
Bringing power and resources closer to people is the key to recovery and improving quality of life.
Levelling up
Tackling the embedded inequalities exposed by the pandemic is vital for community recovery.
Children’s care referrals fall during lockdown peak
The number of children referred to children’s social care services for support fell by almost a fifth during the height of the COVID-19 lockdown, according to LGA analysis.
Cash to help people self-isolate
Councils have been given powers to ensure pubs and restaurants take their customers’ contact details, and will administer new support funding for people on low incomes to help them self-isolate.
Billions needed to plug council funding gap
Councils will need billions in extra funding to address growing funding gaps, a new independent report finds.