Councils
I didn’t know I was a human trafficking victim till I was in my 50s – why did nobody rescue me?
I didn’t know I was a human trafficking victim till I was in my 50s – why did nobody rescue me?
Failure on the part of local authorities to implement effective training is putting vulnerable peoplle at risk
White goods grant: Where to get help replacing essentials
White goods grant: Where to get help replacing essentials
Learn how a white goods grant can help cover the cost of essentials – like cookers and washing machines – who qualifies and how to apply
All we want for Christmas is for unpaid carers to be properly supported by the DWP and councils
All we want for Christmas is for unpaid carers to be properly supported by the DWP and councils
Ruth Hannan and Hannah Webster, co-founders of Care Full, write about the reality of being unpaid carers – and why they’re campaigning for more financial support
‘We can’t keep up’: Councils cutting services and facing bankruptcy over rising cost of social care
‘We can’t keep up’: Councils cutting services and facing bankruptcy over rising cost of social care
‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk
‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk
‘Where’s the compassion?’: Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father’s ashes after funeral
‘Where’s the compassion?’: Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father’s ashes after funeral
Special needs children forced out of school by ‘crumbling’ system, figures show
Special needs children forced out of school by ‘crumbling’ system, figures show
Benefits bill pushes government spending on housing to highest level since records began
Benefits bill pushes government spending on housing to highest level since records began
This genius idea could help solve the housing crisis and prevent homelessness all at once
This genius idea could help solve the housing crisis and prevent homelessness all at once
This pioneering and ‘beautiful’ idea can help keep young care leavers from falling into homelessness
This pioneering and ‘beautiful’ idea can help keep young care leavers from falling into homelessness
Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years
Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years
Should we end Thatcher’s Right to Buy? How scrapping scheme could help solve UK’s housing crisis
Should we end Thatcher’s Right to Buy? How scrapping scheme could help solve UK’s housing crisis
Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here’s what to do if you’re struggling to pay
Homelessness at heart of councils’ £4bn funding black hole, MPs warn: ‘It’s an out-of-control crisis’
Homelessness at heart of councils’ £4bn funding black hole, MPs warn: ‘It’s an out-of-control crisis’
End to household support fund will mean ‘more people will go cold, hungry and lose their homes’
End to household support fund will mean ‘more people will go cold, hungry and lose their homes’
‘I was fined £100 for dropping crisps’: How a private firm is making millions from littering fines
‘I was fined £100 for dropping crisps’: How a private firm is making millions from littering fines
‘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’
Councils plead with Jeremy Hunt for urgent cash boost to keep families off the streets
Councils plead with Jeremy Hunt for urgent cash boost to keep families off the streets
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
Devon County Council pauses ‘dangerous’ homelessness prevention funding cuts
Devon County Council pauses ‘dangerous’ homelessness prevention funding cuts
Man dies following fire in tiny London flat housing nearly 20, despite residents’ complaints of overcrowding
Man dies following fire in tiny London flat housing nearly 20, despite residents’ complaints of overcrowding
The government promised to help with the cost of living. So how far is the household support fund going?
The government promised to help with the cost of living. So how far is the household support fund going?
How one of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK is tackling the cost of living crisis
How one of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK is tackling the cost of living crisis
‘This is austerity 2.0’: Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending
