LGA: £1.74 billion spent supporting 104,000 households in temporary accommodation
Increasing numbers of families are turning to councils for temporary accommodation as homelessness reaches record highs, the Local Government Association warns...
Friday, 27 October 2023 00:01
ChatGPT and Bard risk enabling new wave of convincing scams by fraudsters using AI, Which? warns
ChatGPT and Bard lack effective defences to prevent fraudsters from unleashing a new wave of convincing scams by exploiting their AI tools, a Which? investigation has found...
Friday, 27 October 2023 00:01
No Government strategy on controversial species reintroduction: Government response to EFRA committee report
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on Friday publishes the Government’s response to its report on Species Reintroduction...
Friday, 27 October 2023 00:01
Wes Streeting responds to The Health Foundation's study on NHS waiting lists
Wes Streeting MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, responding to The Health Foundation’s study on NHS waiting lists, said...
Friday, 27 October 2023 00:01
Largest ever investment in childcare boosted by new places, spaces and online tools
Parents up and down the country can see for the first time from today (27 October 2023) exactly what additional childcare support they will be entitled to over the coming months and years thanks to the government’s largest ever investment in childcare. ..
Friday, 27 October 2023 00:01
New support to help UK Nationals fleeing Middle East conflict
New rules come into force today to ensure British citizens and anyone eligible for support fleeing the violence in Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories...
Friday, 27 October 2023 00:01
Continued support for tenants of rented social accommodations in Wales
Last year, as part of the wider commitment to end homelessness in Wales, the Welsh Government announced a number of steps to support people in social rented accommodation as part of an agreement with local authorities and Registered Social Landlords...
Friday, 27 October 2023 00:01
New laws to speed up planning, build homes and level up
New laws came into force today to speed up the planning system, hold developers to account, cut bureaucracy, and encourage more councils to put in place plans to enable the building of new homes...
Thursday, 26 October 2023 22:31
Labour pledges to establish a Flood Resilience Taskforce that meets before every winter to protect communities from the dangers of flooding
Labour has today pledged to establish a Flood Resilience Taskforce that will meet every winter ahead of the peak season for flooding...
Thursday, 26 October 2023 22:30
Small businesses to benefit from one of largest shake-ups to procurement regulations in UK history
New procurement rules have today become law, following the Royal Assent of the Procurement Act - and is part of the Government’s work to make long-term decisions...
Thursday, 26 October 2023 22:27