150 new jobcentres and Youth Hubs now open

Thousands more jobseekers can now access tailored face-to-face job support and meet local employers as 150 new jobcentres are opened.

Surge in children with mental health problems

The number of children with mental health problems seen by social workers has surged by a quarter since before the coronavirus pandemic.

£350 boost for millions to help with rising energy costs

Rishi Sunak has announced that millions of households will receive £350 of government support to help protect them from rising energy costs.

Every neighbourhood should have protected green space

CPRE has said that every neighbourhood should have a protected place for community well-being to level access to green space and nature.

Plans to stimulate local economic growth not always effective

Government policies to stimulate local economic growth are not consistently based on evidence of what interventions are likely to be most effective.

Scotland sets up £1m fund to support social care staff

A new £1 million fund has been established by the Scottish Government to support projects which look after the well-being of staff working in social care.

Analysis shows local authority reserves have grown

CIPFA’s 2022 Financial Resilience Index shows that English local authority reserves have grown to £29 billion, up from £19 billion in 2019/2020.

Levelling Up plan published with significant devolution pledge

Michael Gove has published the government’s Levelling Up white paper setting out an ambitious blueprint to expand opportunities across the whole UK.

Ambitious plans to level up activities for young people

Young people will be given access to more activities, trips away from home and volunteering opportunities as part of a new National Youth Guarantee.

Levelling up must not leave London behind

A cross-party group of MPs has declared that Londoners must not be excluded from the benefits of the government’s levelling up plans.

Stark levels of health inequality between rural and urban areas

An investigation has found stark levels of inequality between rural and urban areas when it comes to health and social care services.

National approach to levelling up is ‘ineffective’

A new study has found that polices designed to address regional inequalities are less effective when undertaken in a national and centralised approach.

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Event Diary

DISCOVER | DEVELOP | DISRUPT

UKREiiF has quickly become a must-attend in the industry calendar for Government departments and local authorities.

The organisers of the world’s largest dedicated hydrogen event, World Hydrogen 2024 Summit & Exhibition have announced it’s return to Rotterdam in May 2024, with an expansion of a whole extra summit day. Sustainable Energy Council (SEC) are partnering with the Government of the Netherlands, the Province of Zuid-Holland, the City of Rotterdam, and the Port of Rotterdam to host an extended, larger scale Summit in 2024, to expand the event to meet the surging demand.