A new report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has called on the government to improve its transparency regarding cost and performance data.

According to housing charity Shelter, the government’s Right to Buy extension is likely to cost the average council in England £26 million per year to fund.

A series of elections are taking place across the UK for the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly of Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly and for 124 councils in London.

A two year pay deal for local government workers will now go ahead despite Unite refusing the approve the offer.

Charities have urged councils to call off bailiffs pursuing vulnerable residents for council tax debts.

All premises that sell food products should be forced to display their food hygiene rating on the door, the Local Government Association (LGA) has argued.

Research by City University London has said that the gap between the lifespans of rich and poor people in England and Wales is widening, for the first time since the 1870s.
The research analysed figures from the Human Mortality Database and measured the differences in age between the youngest 10 per cent of adult deaths and the oldest five per cent. The data showed that while everyone is living longer, rich people’s lives are extending faster.
Historically better life expectancy narrowed the gap in the early 20th Century, steadily closing from 1870 to 1939.

According to analysis conducted by the BBC, in certain regions of England, fewer than 20 per cent of eligible voters took part in the recent local elections.

According to data from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), the number of empty homes is now at a record low.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has said that housing developers should be legally required to install anti-flood measures when constructing new homes.