Young people should be offered more supported lodgings, report finds
A report conducted by Barnardos has recommended that young people should be offered more supported lodgings to cut the number of care leavers living in ‘unsuitable bed and breakfasts’.
Devolution 'piecemeal and incoherent’, Lord Kerslake claims
Lord Kerslake has labeled the implementation of devolution across the UK as 'piecemeal and incoherent’ in a report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Reform, Decentralisation and Devolution.
Apprenticeships drive ‘failing to deliver’, Commission warns
The government’s drive on apprenticeships is ‘failing to deliver for young people’, according to a new report from the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission.
Licensing Act has caused ‘significant problems’ for councils, report warns
The 2003 Licensing Act is commonly interpreted to the advantage of the licensed trade, causing ‘significant problems’ for councils, according to a report from the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS).
Processing of Disabled Facilities Grant criticised by LGO
The Local Government Obudsman (LGO) has published a report outlining that delays in processing the Disabled Facilities Grants has left disabled people in unsuitable homes for too long.
Housing Bill could cause care staffing shortage, research finds
New research by the London School of Economics has found that The Housing Bill could push numerous social housing tenants away from the capital, resulting in a recruitment crisis in the care sector.
