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Wednesday 2 July 2014
250th Chuggers agreement
Council leaders are celebrating the signing of the 250th ‘chuggers’ agreement to help improve the behaviour of street fundraisers. According to LG News; The…
Tagged: Anti-Poverty
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Wednesday 2 July 2014
Older and disabled people will be shut out of Care Act
Many older and disabled people will be shut out of vital services under the Government’s plans for reform of the care system in England,…
Tagged: Care and Support Equality Older people
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Wednesday 2 July 2014
Government will miss child poverty targets
Further evidence has concluded the Government will most likely miss targets to end child poverty by 2020. According to LG News: Latest forecasts predict…
Tagged: Anti-Poverty
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Wednesday 2 July 2014
5610 households on Universal Credit
A total of 5,610 households were claiming universal credit at the end of March. According to Inside Housing: Statistics published by the Department for…
Tagged: Welfare Reform
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Wednesday 2 July 2014
LAs fail to use £20 million in discretionary housing payment
Local authorities failed to pay out more than £20m to people affected by welfare reforms, according to figures released by the Government. According to LG…
Tagged: Anti-Poverty Bedroom Tax LA Specific Issues Welfare Reform
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Wednesday 2 July 2014
LA long term borrowing is a concern
Local authorities have long-term borrowings totalling £180bn and risk burdening future generations with debt, according to new research from the TaxPayers Alliance. According to…
Tagged: Finance LA Specific Issues
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Wednesday 2 July 2014
Next years cuts in local services
Councils must find 12.5% of savings by next year to fill a £5.8bn ‘black hole’ in funding, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.…
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Wednesday 2 July 2014
Councils call for more control over employment programme
London boroughs have renewed their call for greater local control over employment support after the National Audit Office (NAO) today criticised The Work Programme. Reported in…
Tagged: Economy LA Specific Issues Work
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Wednesday 2 July 2014
Social Services – further cuts unsustainable
Continuing cash reductions will soon make adult social care services ‘unsustainable’ according to new research from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services…
Tagged: Care and Support
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Saturday 28 June 2014
Reward Society – up for people book prize
Tom Manion has asked for people to vote for his book in the People’s Book Prize. You can access the voting here. Here are…
Tagged: Big Society Tenant reward/incentives
