Care providers to receive fairer costs for providing care

Local authorities will be supported by £1.36 billion from the Health and Social Care Levy to pay a fairer rate of care to adult social care providers.

Spiralling fuel prices impacting on school transport services

Spiralling fuel prices are impacting on school transport services, with local authorities set to have to pay providers significantly more.

New law to resolve remaining commercial rent debts

Paul Scully has confirmed that a new law is now in place to help resolve certain remaining commercial rent debts accrued because of the pandemic.

Time to ‘plug the gap’ between EV ambition and delivery

The SMMT has called for all stakeholders to ‘plug the gap’ between electrical vehicle ambition and delivery, to make Britain a world leader in zero emission mobility.

London boroughs commit to joint action on climate

London Councils is publishing new Climate Change Programme Action plans, which set out how boroughs will work collaboratively to reach Net Zero targets.

1.3 million people could be in absolute poverty next year

The Chancellor’s failure to address the cost of living crisis means that absolute poverty is expected to rise by 1.3 million people next year.

Over 500 new Changing Places toilets to be built

Thousands of disabled people who need specialised facilities when they are out and about will benefit from over 500 new Changing Places toilets.

Calls for extension of local outbreak management funding

Councils and Directors of Public Health are calling for an urgent extension of local outbreak management funding due to rising rates of coronavirus

Tax cuts to support families with cost of living

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced tax cut for nearly 30 million UK workers through rise in National Insurance thresholds.

All schools to have high speed internet by 2025

Every school in England will have access to high speed internet by 2025, as part of the latest plans to roll out lightning-fast gigabit broadband across the UK.

£4m for London projects to improve climate resilience

Sadiq Khan has awarded £4 million to projects that will help improve green spaces across London and safeguard the capital from the impacts of climate change.

Digital government services delivering for citizens

Citizens have called for the government to build on its digital services by providing the likes of online election voting, according to a new poll from Gemserv.

Employment programmes at risk when EU funds end

New jobs and skills training are at risk of delay or being lost altogether due to a looming funding gap when existing European funding runs out.

Glasgow most resilient city in the face of the pandemic

Analysis of major UK cities to mark the second anniversary of the first UK lockdown has shown that Glasgow has proved most resilient in the face of the pandemic.

Public health staff shortage warning as infections rise

Councils have warned of public health workforce shortages and staff exhaustion concerns given a rise in coronavirus community transmission rates.

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