Councils
'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
One in 10 councils face effective bankruptcy as cost of placing children in care soars
Devon County Council pauses 'dangerous' homelessness prevention funding cuts
Devon County Council pauses 'dangerous' homelessness prevention funding cuts
How councils cutting homelessness funding could be damaging their communities in the long run
How councils cutting homelessness funding could be damaging their communities in the long run
Man dies following fire in tiny London flat housing nearly 20, despite residents' complaints of overcrowding
Man dies following fire in tiny London flat housing nearly 20, despite residents' complaints of overcrowding
The government promised to help with the cost of living. So how far is the household support fund going?
