Collaborating to support homeless veterans
Greater Manchester Housing Providers (GMHP) is a partnership of 24 housing providers working together to make a positive difference to people and communities across our city region.
Social care ‘in gridlock’
The health and care system in England is gridlocked and unable to operate effectively, according to inspectors.
Warming up winter
The Big Lunch, an Eden Project initiative, has been bringing neighbours together annually each June since 2009.
Children in care good practice ‘not shared’
The Government has established “a proper approach” to assessing whether its new programmes will deliver better outcomes for children in the care system, according to MPs.
Listening to children in care
For almost a decade, our Bright Spots programme, in partnership with The Rees Centre at the University of Oxford, has worked with children and young people in care to explore what they feel makes life good.
More children seeking help with mental health
Latest figures show a record number of children with mental health problems were seen by social workers last year – an increase of more than a half in five years.
Devolution – driving local growth
Financial turbulence is as damaging to local government as it is to businesses, and rising costs and inflation are eating away at both council and household budgets.
Funding to tackle rogue landlords
A £20 million fund aimed at strengthening the inspection of failing landlords and improving support for residents has been announced by the Government as part of its plan to drive up standards in supported housing.
Time for a period of political stability
This is my last first column of 2022, and it is fair to say that in terms of both domestic and international events it has been an extremely busy and turbulent year.
Twelve years of economic failure
Just 55 days after the disastrous mini-budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his Autumn Statement, which confirmed that working people will pay the price of Tory incompetence.