Proposals to help more people build their own homes have been ‘warmly welcomed’ by the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick.
Richard Bacon’s review of Custom and Self Build, commissioned by the Prime Minister, finds huge potential in the sector which could deliver 30-40,000 more homes every year, and recommends a major-scaling up of self-built homes to boost the overall housing supply. This will see homes that can be built in weeks that are better designed, built to the highest environmental standards and with cheaper household bills.

Councils will have access to a share of £5 million to help them provide the necessary housing and support to Afghans who have worked for this country in Afghanistan.

The LGA has said that new figures show that serious child-related incidents reported by councils have risen by almost a fifth in the past year.

Improved services in one of the most deprived councils in England are making a real difference to vulnerable children’s and families lives.
Children’s services in Sunderland have been rated Outstanding by Ofsted, having been deemed ‘inadequate’ since 2015, prompting inspectors to praise social workers in the region for their persistence in developing powerful relationships with children in their care and for putting their voices at the heart of services.

The financial incentives in place to help employers create apprenticeship programmes should be extended beyond the end of the furlough scheme.

A record 20 places from across the UK have submitted an expression of interest to become the UK City of Culture 2025.

Hackney will be among the first boroughs in the UK to take part in a pioneering electric vehicle trial that could save drivers hundreds of pounds per year.

North Yorkshire County Council has said that its plan convert an entire Harrogate bus fleet to electric vehicles has taken a step forward.

Environmental efforts have seen East Sussex County Council cut its carbon emissions by over 60 per cent since 2008.

Eluned Morgan has welcomed more than half a billion pounds of new funding for health and social services in Wales to deal with coronavirus.