Local Government Association Archives - Page 4 of 8

New housing targets ‘jeopardise any ambition to level-up country’

|Date: 15 September, 2020

New housing targets ‘jeopardise any ambition to level-up country’

An updated algorithm designed by government to set how many new homes need to be built in local areas wil ...

An updated algorithm designed by government to set how many new homes need to be built in local areas will lead to London and the south seeing a housing boom while swathes of the north will see fewer ...

15 September, 2020
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£12bn boost for affordable homes unveiled by Housing Secretary

|Date: 9 September, 2020

£12bn boost for affordable homes unveiled by Housing Secretary

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick launches new investment in housing to help the country build back better ...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick launches new investment in housing to help the country build back better, including homes for social rent to help the most vulnerable. On the 8th September Housing Sec ...

9 September, 2020
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EU money which could help nation recover from COVID-19 risks going back to Brussels

|Date: 15 July, 2020

EU money which could help nation recover from COVID-19 risks going back to Brussels

More than £730m in vital EU cash which could help local communities bounce back from COVID-19 risks going ...

More than £730m in vital EU cash which could help local communities bounce back from COVID-19 risks going unspent and being sent back to Brussels if the funding is not allocated by the Government befo ...

15 July, 2020
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Industry reaction | Chancellor’s Summer Economic Update

|Date: 9 July, 2020

Industry reaction | Chancellor’s Summer Economic Update

This week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his Summer Economic Update setting out the Government’s ‘Plan ...

This week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his Summer Economic Update setting out the Government’s ‘Plan for Jobs’, which is designed to spur the UK’s recovery from the Coronavirus outbreak. Here we ...

9 July, 2020
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‘Clipper’ PPE service needed now, councils urge

|Date: 24 April, 2020

‘Clipper’ PPE service needed now, councils urge

Dwindling supplies of vital life-saving personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline care workers wi ...

Dwindling supplies of vital life-saving personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline care workers will run out within days amid the delayed roll-out of the Government’s new supply website, the Lo ...

24 April, 2020
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Government pledges extra £1.6bn funding for councils

|Date: 20 April, 2020

Government pledges extra £1.6bn funding for councils

On Saturday (18th April), government announced that councils across England would receive another £1.6bn ...

On Saturday (18th April), government announced that councils across England would receive another £1.6bn in additional funding as they continue to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. "We are pleased ...

20 April, 2020
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Small businesses receiving billions in coronavirus support funding

|Date: 14 April, 2020

Small businesses receiving billions in coronavirus support funding

Small businesses across the country are receiving billions in vital cash payments from councils to help s ...

Small businesses across the country are receiving billions in vital cash payments from councils to help support them through the coronavirus crisis. The Local Government Association said councils have ...

14 April, 2020
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LGA: Councils need urgent and sustainable PPE supply

|Date: 9 April, 2020

LGA: Councils need urgent and sustainable PPE supply

There is a desperate need for more personal protective equipment for frontline council and care services ...

There is a desperate need for more personal protective equipment for frontline council and care services across the country, the Local Government Association says today. The LGA has been pressing the ...

9 April, 2020
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Biggest changes to building safety in a generation

|Date: 2 April, 2020

Biggest changes to building safety in a generation

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced ambitious steps to further reform the building safety s ...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced ambitious steps to further reform the building safety system with the biggest changes in a generation to ensure residents are safe in their homes. New ...

2 April, 2020
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Government asks councils to house rough sleepers by the end of the week

|Date: 27 March, 2020

Government asks councils to house rough sleepers by the end of the week

Councils asked by the Government to support rough sleepers and other vulnerable homeless into accommodati ...

Councils asked by the Government to support rough sleepers and other vulnerable homeless into accommodation by the end of the week. On Thursday local authority leaders across the country received a le ...

27 March, 2020
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