£75 million for iconic cultural and arts venues

Iconic arts venues and cultural organisations are to receive a £75 million boost from government's Culture Recovery Fund.

Local taxpayers are keeping private bus companies afloat

The Local Government Association has warned that concessionary fare funding is being used to prop up private bus companies.

Delay to Newcastle’s clean air zone plans confirmed

Councils in Newcastle and Gateshead have confirmed that plans to introduce a Clean Air Zone in Newcastle city centre have been delayed.

219 per cent rise in demand for local welfare assistance in London

London Councils says that coronavirus has led to an unprecedented spike in demand for London boroughs’ welfare support services.

Purpose-built housing for older people must be priority

The British Property Federation has revealed the scale of new housing-with-care units required to keep up with future demand.

£7bn annual increase in social care needed

The Health and Social Care Committee has called for a £7 billion annual increase in social care funding as a starting point for reform.

Allocations of £1bn confirmed for councils this winter

Robert Jenrick has confirmed allocations for individual councils from the £1 billion of additional support announced earlier this month.

Sunak announces one-year Spending Review

The Chancellor has decided to conduct a one-year Spending Review in order to prioritise the response to coronavirus.

The government has potential to save at least £30bn a year

The Centre for Policy Studies has set out nine ideas which would deliver £30 billion a year to the Treasury without impacting frontline services.

Collaboration needed to fill the strategic planning void

Stronger collaboration between councils, health bodies and business could fill the strategic planning void if the duty to co-operate is axed.

Social care needs to fill more than 100,000 vacancies

Skills for Care has found that the adult social care sector in England still needs to fill around 112,000 job vacancies on any given day.

A million children under restrictions to lose free school meals

Nearly a million children living in areas that are subject to coronavirus restrictions are set to lose access to free school meals over the holidays.

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