Supported housing ‘unregulated’
An increasing number of landlords are being allowed to profit by providing costly, sub-standard housing with little or no support, supervision or care for vulnerable residents, according to the National Audit Office.
An increasing number of landlords are being allowed to profit by providing costly, sub-standard housing with little or no support, supervision or care for vulnerable residents, according to the National Audit Office.
UK nationals who have left Sudan because of the violence there will be exempt from residency tests on arrival in the UK – meaning they will be able to access benefits, social housing and homelessness assistance.
The LGA has warned that tougher rules on disposing of items that contain persistent organic pollutants (POPs) could be expensive and difficult for councils.
Longer lorries can now be used on Britain’s roads, in a move the Government says will grow the economy, boost productivity, slash road emissions and support supply chains.
Councils in England will be able to retain 100 per cent of receipts from the sale of homes through the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme for the next two years, the Government has announced.
The Government has set out a two-year plan for reform of the adult social care system in ‘Next steps to put people at the heart of care’.
Bullying, harassment and discrimination allegations have been reported by staff in every fire and rescue service in England, an inspection report has found.
The LGA has joined forces with the Jo Cox Foundation to call for people to show respect and civility towards candidates standing in, and officers running, the local elections.
The Government has reduced funding for active travel projects to local councils by nearly £200 million.
New analysis from the Fawcett Society and Democracy Club shows that 95 per cent of local authorities across the UK remain male-dominated.