Councils
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
As council tax rises in many areas of the UK, here is where you can go to get support if you are struggling to afford it in the cost of living crisis
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’
Local authority finances are ‘out of control’ and the cost of homelessness could make councils go bust, according to the Levelling Up Committee
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’
A “lifeline for families” will be stripped away if the DWP does not extend the household support fund after March 2024
‘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
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
‘This is austerity 2.0’: Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending
Councils are not using their powers to deal with problem landlords
Councils are not using their powers to deal with problem landlords
Struggling Northamptonshire council is raising council tax by five per cent
Struggling Northamptonshire council is raising council tax by five per cent
Local councils are borrowing billions to gamble on the property market
