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Reform councillor describing some children in care as 'evil' proves how broken the system really is

Reform councillor describing some children in care as 'evil' proves how broken the system really is
After a Reform councillor described children in care as 'evil', Sophia Alexandra Hall explains why this comment isn’t shocking – it’s part of a deeper systemic failure
How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change

How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
Use council tax hike on second homes to build thousands of new community-led houses, experts say

Use council tax hike on second homes to build thousands of new community-led houses, experts say
This is how Donald Trump's tariff war could affect your bin collection
This is how Donald Trump's tariff war could affect your bin collection
I didn't know I was a human trafficking victim till I was in my 50s – why did nobody rescue me?
I didn't know I was a human trafficking victim till I was in my 50s – why did nobody rescue me?
White goods grant: Where to get help replacing essentials

White goods grant: Where to get help replacing essentials
All we want for Christmas is for unpaid carers to be properly supported by the DWP and councils

All we want for Christmas is for unpaid carers to be properly supported by the DWP and councils
'We can't keep up': Councils cutting services and facing bankruptcy over rising cost of social care

'We can't keep up': Councils cutting services and facing bankruptcy over rising cost of social care
'There's a war against buskers': Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk

'There's a war against buskers': Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk
'Where's the compassion?': Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father's ashes after funeral

'Where's the compassion?': Council refuses to give 11-year-old boy his father's ashes after funeral
Special needs children forced out of school by 'crumbling' system, figures show

Special needs children forced out of school by 'crumbling' system, figures show
Benefits bill pushes government spending on housing to highest level since records began

Benefits bill pushes government spending on housing to highest level since records began
This genius idea could help solve the housing crisis and prevent homelessness all at once

This genius idea could help solve the housing crisis and prevent homelessness all at once
This pioneering and 'beautiful' idea can help keep young care leavers from falling into homelessness

This pioneering and 'beautiful' idea can help keep young care leavers from falling into homelessness
Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years

Council spending on homelessness triples in eight years
Should we end Thatcher's Right to Buy? How scrapping scheme could help solve UK's housing crisis

Should we end Thatcher's Right to Buy? How scrapping scheme could help solve UK's housing crisis
More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords

More than four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy now owned by private landlords
Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here's what to do if you're struggling to pay

Council tax is going up for millions in April. Here's what to do if you're struggling to pay
Homelessness at heart of councils' £4bn funding black hole, MPs warn: 'It's an out-of-control crisis'

Homelessness at heart of councils' £4bn funding black hole, MPs warn: 'It's an out-of-control crisis'
End to household support fund will mean 'more people will go cold, hungry and lose their homes'

End to household support fund will mean 'more people will go cold, hungry and lose their homes'
'I was fined £100 for dropping crisps': How a private firm is making millions from littering fines

'I was fined £100 for dropping crisps': How a private firm is making millions from littering fines
'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'
Councils plead with Jeremy Hunt for urgent cash boost to keep families off the streets

Councils plead with Jeremy Hunt for urgent cash boost to keep families off the streets
One in 10 councils face effective bankruptcy as cost of placing children in care soars
