Local Government Association
One in four English councils under 'shocking strain' due to temporary accommodation costs
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One in four English councils under 'shocking strain' due to temporary accommodation costs
'Where once people were able to find safe and affordable homes, we are now living in total insecurity, within a cruel and broken system'
Exclusive: Councils are rejecting one in 18 applications for the government’s new free voter ID
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Exclusive: Councils are rejecting one in 18 applications for the government’s new free voter ID
Poorest households pay £250 extra each year on energy bills thanks to poor insulation
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