Councils
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
English local authorities spend around two-thirds of their budget on adult and child social care. Here’s what it’s doing to other services
‘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
Street performers face licensing nightmares, threatening their art and our public spaces. Advocates are calling for the protection of buskers to keep the streets alive
‘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
More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords
More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords
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
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
How councils cutting homelessness funding could be damaging their communities in the long run
How councils cutting homelessness funding could be damaging their communities in the long run
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
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
‘This is austerity 2.0’: Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending
Ministers pledge £500m for councils to make up for lost income in lockdown
Ministers pledge £500m for councils to make up for lost income in lockdown
Councils are not using their powers to deal with problem landlords
