Council tax rises 'will not fix’ social care funding, LGA warns
New powers to raise council tax to support social care in 2016/17 will not raise enough to fix the current shortfall of funding, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.
New land tax would boost housing supply, report claims
Creating a new tax on land in London could lead to the construction of more than 200,000 homes, according to a report conducted by Labour London Assembly member Tom Copley.
Liverpool City Council has announced new regulations which mean foster carers working directly under the authority will be exempt from paying council tax.
90 per cent of job centres offering Universal Credit
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that 90 per cent of job centres will offer the benefit of Universal Credit, helping people to work faster and earn more.
No guaranteed success of Northern Powerhouse, BBC suggests
John Cridland, chairman of Transport for the North, has said there is no guarantee that investing billions into the Northern Powerhouse project will help the North of England, the BBC has reported.
