Eight in 10 MPs say councils should have more financial freedoms and powers to build homes in their area and 72 per cent say they should have more control over local taxes, according to exclusive LGA polling by Savanta ComRes.
Almost every council holds a meeting of all councillors in May, following the local elections.
A cross-party committee of MPs has called on ministers to publish a 10-year plan for social care, with detailed costings.
The Government has put forward its new legislative programme, with a wide range of measures set out in the Queen’s Speech to Parliament including around planning, jobs and skills, health and care reform, environment, climate change and building safety.
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced a further £203 million for councils to help get rough sleepers off the streets and into safe accommodation.
New analysis by the LGA has revealed that more than 1.1 million homes granted planning permission in the last decade are yet to be built.
As first was going to press, the Government was still planning to end the remaining legal limits on social contact in England from 21 June but had warned no decision would be made until the week before, given concerns over new variants.
Councils are considering different ways of working in light of the pandemic.
The LGA has published a new workbook to help councillors tackle climate change.
