Glasgow City Council has approved the draft Strategic Housing Investment Plan, which will see 10,000 affordable homes over the next five years.

New analysis has revealed that one in ten council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are paid below the living wage.

Hackney Council is planning to build new housing with religiously compliant features to appeal to the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.

The LGA has warned that the freeze on Local Housing Allowance LHA risks an increase in homelessness in the private sector.

39,000 households have gone into work and off the benefit cap

The number of households moving off the benefit cap and going into work has reached 39,000, up 5,000 on the last quarter, new figures show.

Cheshire councils appoint Agilisys as transformation partner

Cheshire West and Chester Council and Cheshire East Council have appointed transformation specialist Agilisys.

Leeds City Council builds on success of Migrant Access Project

Leeds City Council has successfully secured grant funding from the Department for Communities and Local Government Controlling Migration Fund.

Radical new devolution offer needed in England, thinktank says

The devolution agenda in England needs to be ‘drastically accelerated’, an independent thinktank has argued.

Investment for play in parks

Brighton & Hove City Council is targeting parks most in need of replacement play equipment and surfacing.

£2.4 million boost to build better destinations

£2.4 million is being offered to 26 projects across Wales which will improve the experience visitors have in Wales, it has been announced.

Gloucestershire children’s services changes ’too slow’

Improvements to children’s services in Gloucestershire have been ‘too slow’, a government watchdog has said.

South Yorkshire residents to get say in devolution dispute

South Yorkshire residents could be given an opportunity to weigh in on the future of devolution in the region.

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