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Tax relief for healthy people suggested by think tank
People who improve their health should be granted tax cuts in order to relieve the NHS burden, a think tank suggests. According to LG…
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Councils can raid housing rents if tenants agree
Housemark has suggested that councils should ‘raid’ their housing budgets to save statutory services like social care and child protection as budget cuts push…
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Report suggests more freedoms for LAs to borrow
Councils must be given greater control of local finances in order to turn the ‘rhetoric’ of localism into reality, according a new report from…
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£410m for service transformation at LAs
Councils will receive a share of £410m funding to transform the way they deliver local services. According to LG news: Local government secretary, Eric…
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50 ways to save £50m
Warrington Borough Council has produced its own ‘50 ways to save’ list, which has enabled the council to save £50m. According to LG News:…
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Shared services – most popular strategy for saving money
The shift towards shared services is the most popular strategy for saving money, according to a survey of local government managers. New Ways of…
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Possible plan to divert £4.5b loss for HA in accountancy changes
Accountancy watchdog has provisionally accepts plans to avoid charges. Reported By Inside Housing: Plans to avert a £4.5 billion hit to the sector’s balance…
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LAs to work together to tackle social inequality
Leaders of local authorities across the country have pledged to work together to tackle social inequality. LG News reports: Fifteen councils have signed theBirmingham…
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Budget Round Up – Housing
This is a useful update from the CIH: Budget: £150m loan fund for regenerating housing estates Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:02 GMT George Osborne…
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Cut waste to save money
If the Government changed its attitude towards waste it could become a resource worth tens of billions of pounds, according to a report. LG…
