Sunak set to unveil £2bn home insulation scheme

The Treasury is set to announce that hundreds of thousands of homeowners will receive vouchers for energy-saving home improvements.

Ben Towe, Managing Director of Hadley Group

The WMCA has set out plans to retrofit 50,000 homes across the West Midlands by the end of 2022 to help tackle fuel poverty.

£5.5bn needed to level up access to urban green space

The Prime Minister has been urged to commit £5.5 billion to an urban green infrastructure fund to level up access to urban green space.

Johnson criticised over 'cowardly' care home remarks

Boris Johnson has been heavily criticised for saying that ‘too many care homes didn't really follow the procedures’ during the coronavirus outbreak.

Council funding needs fixing to avoid ​‘catastrophic cuts’

The government must fund local councils properly in order to keep communities safe and rebuild the country ​after the pandemic.

Up to one third of UK may refuse coronavirus vaccine

A new poll has revealed that nearly a third of people in the UK may not get a coronavirus vaccine if one is developed.

Fears that vulnerable teenagers could fall through gaps

The coronavirus pandemic could see a lost generation of vulnerable teenagers falling through gaps in the school and social care systems.

Coronavirus has strengthened need for sustainable transport

The Campaign for Better Transport says the transport system can be transformed to improve the environment and people’s health, as well as aid economic recovery.

Progress on making London’s streets healthy too slow

Progress on making London’s streets healthy and safe is 'far too slow' to meet the Mayor of London’s own targets.

Planning pledges could put wildlife at risk

Boris Johnson’s pledge to ‘build, build, build’ could put the English countryside and its wildlife at serious risk.

Number of renters in arrears doubles

Shelter has said that the number of private tenants in England who have fallen behind on rent has doubled during the coronavirus pandemic.

Social care reform needed within a year

Sir Simon Stevens has revealed that plans to adequately fund the social care sector need to be in place within a year.

Affordable homes scheme extended by a year

A government scheme to help get more families across England into affordable homes has been extended by a year.

£1.57bn to protect cultural, arts and heritage institutions

Britain’s arts, culture and heritage industries will receive a £1.57 billion rescue package to help weather the impact of coronavirus.

£10m for small businesses to kickstart tourism

Communities that depend on tourism will receive a major boost from a new £10 million Kick-starting Tourism Package.

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