Our homes are not ready for climate change
The UK is already seeing more frequent and intense weather extremes because of climate change.
Five-fold increase in councils’ B&B spend
New analysis by the LGA has revealed that councils are being forced to spend more than five times as much on housing people who are homeless in bed and breakfast accommodation as they were a decade ago.
‘Honest debate’ needed on long Covid
The LGA has called for an “honest debate” about the impact of long Covid, not just on the NHS, but also on demand for social care, at its recent annual conference.
‘Epidemic of violence’ against women
The LGA has warned that girls and young women are being deliberately and increasingly recruited into drug-dealing ‘county lines’ gangs and subjected to horrific sexual violence.
Sector support survey
Councillors and officers have the chance to shape the LGA’s future sector support offer by completing a short survey at local.gov.uk/sector-support-survey.