Council cuts
No update on future of household support fund until autumn budget, DWP minister says
No update on future of household support fund until autumn budget, DWP minister says
Stephen Timms, minister for social security in the DWP, has been a vocal advocate for the extension of the household support fund, warning that 'crisis support will disappear altogether in many areas' if the fund is dropped
Homeless people face being locked out of public toilets due to card-only payments
Homeless people face being locked out of public toilets due to card-only payments
'I urinated myself in the opticians': UK's public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like 'prisoners'
'I urinated myself in the opticians': UK's public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like 'prisoners'
One in 10 councils face effective bankruptcy as cost of placing children in care soars
One in 10 councils face effective bankruptcy as cost of placing children in care soars
'This is austerity 2.0': Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending
'This is austerity 2.0': Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending
People should expect poorer local services in the years to come, says study
People should expect poorer local services in the years to come, says study
Theresa May’s £1.6bn Stronger Towns Fund blasted as 'Brexit bribe'
