£40 million to release brownfield sites for new homes
Councils in England can bid for a share of a £180 million fund designed to transform disused urban sites into new homes and create jobs.
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‘Extreme heat fuelled by climate change’
The importance of funding local fire and rescue services for potential risk rather than just day-to-day demand was demonstrated by July’s heatwave, the LGA has said.
Women’s health strategy launched
The Government has published the first ever Women’s Health Strategy for England, to tackle the gender health gap.
70 per cent of councillors ‘abused and intimidated’
Seven in 10 councillors have experienced abuse and intimidation within the last 12 months, with one in 10 experiencing abuse frequently, according to the LGA’s latest councillor census.
Leaky homes costing poorest families £250 a year
Three million ‘fuel poor’ households are having to pay an extra £250 a year on average on fuel bills because of poorly insulated homes, analysis by the LGA has shown.
New digitalisation framework for councils
A joint new outcomes-based framework for improving and supporting local government digitalisation programmes has been launched by the LGA, the Society for Innovation Technology and Modernisation (Socitm), and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (Solace).
Food strategy ‘a missed opportunity’
The Government’s long-awaited food strategy is a “missed opportunity” to tackle issues around food poverty and obesity, the LGA and others have said.
Childhood obesity target at risk
Around 40 per cent of 10 to 11-year-olds will be obese or overweight by 2030 if trends in childhood obesity continue at their current rate.
Plans to improve tenants’ rights
The Government is to abolish ‘no fault’ evictions – something for which the LGA has long campaigned – and introduce other measures to redress the balance between landlords and 4.4. million privately renting tenants in England.