Care funding is a postcode lottery, with local authorities in the south paying more than those in the north for long-term care, according to a research conducted by Which?
Haringey Council has been criticised by opposition councillors for spending £86,000 on a rebranding exercise.
The District Council’s Network (DCN) has warned that the building of approximately 4,000 new homes has been stalled due to funding gaps caused by cuts to social housing rents.
Leeds City Council is expected to approve a plan to pay a ‘real living wage’ to over 7,000 employees, 81 pence an hour higher than the rate announced by Chancellor George Osborne in the recent Budget.
The Local Government Association (LGA) has set up a ‘one-stop resource’ to deal with enquires about how to help refugees entering the UK.
47 per cent of district councils are looking to be a part of a combined authority, according to a survey conducted by the District Council’s Network (DCN).