‘Children of the pandemic’ risk becoming unseen victims

Urgent intervention is needed to ensure that millions of children are not unfairly disadvantaged by the measures to combat the coronavirus crisis.

Essential bus services need rescue package

Bus services will struggle to survive the coronavirus outbreak without emergency rescue funding, says LGA.

Voucher scheme launches for free school meals

Children eligible for free school meals will benefit from a voucher scheme allowing them to continue to access meals whilst they stay at home.

Second round of Urban Tree Challenge Fund opens

The Forestry Commission has opened the second round of the Urban Tree Challenge Fund, to help increase tree numbers in urban areas.

NHS staff to get free bus travel in Wales

NHS staff will receive free travel on buses throughout Wales in return for hardship funding over the next three months.

Coronavirus: councils warn of changes to local services

England’s largest councils are warning that residents will see major short-term changes to local services in the fight against coronavirus.

Food charities warns of a hunger spiral

Millions of people in the UK will need food aid in the coming days as the coronavirus outbreak threatens to quickly spiral into a crisis of hunger.

Coronavirus sparks unemployment crisis

The 477,000 increase in new Universal Credit claims over the past nine days shows that the country is already in the midst of an unemployment crisis.

Manchester to create affordable homes development company

Ceating a local housing development and management company will mean that Manchester City Council can develop affordable homes directly.

Hardship fund to provide council tax relief for vulnerable

The £500 million Hardship Fund will provide council tax relief to vulnerable households, to help those affected most by coronavirus.

Chancellor’s £2.5bn pothole pledge not enough

ALARM indicates that the Chancellor’s recent pothole pledge is not enough to plug the gap in local road maintenance budgets.

Covid-19: £500,000 for digital support solutions

£500,000 is available for technology companies who come up with digital support solutions for people who need to stay at home because of coronavirus.

London’s homeless to be housed in hotel rooms

Sadiq Khan has secured 300 hotel rooms in which rough sleepers in the capital can self-isolate over the coming weeks.

House all homeless people now, government urged

Andy Burnham has called on the government to release funding to house all homeless people now, as the Coronavirus crisis continues to unfold.

Pubs and restaurants told that they must close

Boris Johnson has ruled that all cafes, bars, pubs and restaurants must close to help contain the spread of coronavirus.

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