The National Audit Office has reported that Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s flagship Kickstart scheme may not be delivering value for money.
Labour saysthat the government’s ‘working-class dementia tax’ will disproportionately hit families in the Midlands and the North of England.
New research on the cost of living crunch by Citizens Advice reveals one in ten families are facing financial crisis this winter.
Social care-providing authorities are now spending more than 60 per cent of their outgoings on essential services.
Fourteen ‘brownfield’ sites have been identified for nearly 3,000 new homes in the Liverpool City Region.
The Local Government Association has announced the nine successful councils in its new Digital Pathfinders Programme.
The government has launched a £7 million fund to help people access more volunteering opportunities across a range of sectors.
The CCN is urging the government to show the ‘highest level of ambition’ for devolution and levelling up in county and rural areas.
Hundreds of arts, heritage and cultural organisations across England will receive a share of £107 million from the government’s Culture Recovery Fund.
The UK’s arts, culture and heritage sector suffered from a 60 per cent decline in output due to social distancing rules and lockdowns.
New research has argued that it is investment in cities, not towns, is the best way to tackle regional inequality for the long-term.
Updated government plans show that the financial help poorer people get to cover their care will not count towards a new cap on costs.
An additional £18 million will be available this year to help householders in Scotland install energy efficient measures and reduce their heating bills.
Welsh Ministers have announced £51 million to help families facing the cost-of-living crisis to pay their bills this winter.
Care leaders are calling on the government to award and fund a £1,000 bonus over the winter period for social care workers in England.