Council cuts
‘I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts’
‘I’m a councillor. Temporary accommodation costs are forcing me to bring in brutal cuts’
Lewisham councillor Natalie Thomas is calling on the government to unfreeze local housing allowance rates at the budget to prevent councils from having to bring in cuts to cover the cost of homelessness
Council tax hikes won’t improve services or pay workers better. But I have an idea
Council tax hikes won’t improve services or pay workers better. But I have an idea
Housing is one of the main reasons council budgets are so stretched. But radical action could turn things around
While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost
While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost
The government’s new youth initiative is welcome, but as these youth workers at Hastings Commons explain, it could come too late for some
After turning down a Bitcoin booty, one city council’s cuts tell the story of broke Britain
After turning down a Bitcoin booty, one city council’s cuts tell the story of broke Britain
My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn’t take his condition seriously
My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn’t take his condition seriously
These libraries and leisure centres faced disaster as councils cut services. Then volunteers stepped in
These libraries and leisure centres faced disaster as councils cut services. Then volunteers stepped in
No update on future of household support fund until autumn budget, DWP minister says
No update on future of household support fund until autumn budget, DWP minister says
Homeless people face being locked out of public toilets due to card-only payments
Homeless people face being locked out of public toilets due to card-only payments
‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’
‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’
One in 10 councils face effective bankruptcy as cost of placing children in care soars
One in 10 councils face effective bankruptcy as cost of placing children in care soars
‘This is austerity 2.0’: Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending
‘This is austerity 2.0’: Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending
People should expect poorer local services in the years to come, says study
People should expect poorer local services in the years to come, says study
Theresa May’s £1.6bn Stronger Towns Fund blasted as ‘Brexit bribe’
