Thousands of people facing homelessness will receive urgent help this winter thanks to a new £84m Government funding package announced on World Homeless Day. The funding will prioritise children and ...

Nick Petheram, Founder, Chairman and CEO of tail spend management platform Nomia, says that as budgets tighten and service demand rises amid mounting regulatory pressure, UK councils need to find ways ...

Mayor Richard Parker has announced a £40m Social Housing Accelerator Fund to fast-track the delivery of 1,000 new social homes across the West Midlands.

Councils are facing a £4bn funding black hole next year, leaving the most vulnerable paying the price for years of underfunding, warns UNISON.

The Government is considering introducing changes to ‘outdated’ licensing regulations limiting hospitality venues. The fast-track review will seek to reduce ‘pointless restrictions’ on spaces such as ...

Plans to split large councils into smaller unitary authorities could hit vulnerable people with worse services, higher costs, and staff shortages, CCN warns.

New housing © Clare Louise Jackson Mayors are set to take more prominent roles in planning matters, a think-tank has said. Discussing the New Towns Taskforce report, experts from ...

Traders are to be required to hold a licence to sell tobacco or vapes under the call for evidence, which forms part of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill currently making its way through Parliament.

Over 70% of teachers think the children’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system is ineffective, research has revealed.

Small- and medium-sized home builders are facing mounting barriers on small sites, with planning delays, rising costs, and new levies threatening their viability, according to a new report. ‘Planning ...

Incidents of abuse towards Greater Manchester council workers have surged by 17% since 2022/23. Council staff had reported 2,065 incidents by the end of March 2025, with research finding a substantial ...

A record 1,611 people died while homeless across the UK in 2024, a 9% increase on the previous year, according to a new report from the Museum of Homelessness.