In the latest issue:

Spending Review: cash pressures remain

Amid gloomy economic forecasts, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled his Spending Review, which he said aimed to “protect the public services most affected by coronavirus”.

‘Short-sighted’ decision on public health funding

by The Editorial Team

Councils’ public health funding grant will be maintained but not increased in 2021 – a decision labelled “extremely short-sighted” by the LGA in its response to last month’s Spending Review.

Local youth services ‘need more funding’

by The Editorial Team

The Government is to review its programmes supporting youth services in the spring, after announcing £100 million to deliver the National Citizen Service and invest in youth services in last month’s Spending Review.

Green blueprint ‘to create 250,000 jobs’

by The Editorial Team

The UK’s industrial heartlands – including in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, the West Midlands, and Wales – will be at the centre of the Government’s blueprint for a green industrial revolution, the Prime Minister has said.

Close up images of small bottles labelled 'Coronavirus vaccine'

Vaccination drive ‘too big for NHS to do alone’ – LGA

by The Editorial Team

Millions more people could safely and swiftly be protected against coronavirus if councils are able to act shoulder-to-shoulder with the NHS in the distribution of vaccines, the LGA has said.

A homeless person sitting on a street surrounded by belongings

Funding boost for homelessness

by The Editorial Team

Extra funding has been announced by the Chancellor in the Spending Review to help councils support people at risk of homelessness and rough sleeping during COVID-19.

New charter for social housing tenants

by The Editorial Team

A new charter giving social housing tenants in England a greater voice and making landlords more accountable has been announced by the Government.

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Young people ‘missing out on full-time education’

by The Editorial Team

More than a million young people in England could be missing formal full-time education, fuelled by significant gaps in education legislation, rising child support needs and a lack of funding, according to a new LGA report.