Council tax bills could skyrocket next year under government plans to reduce the strain on public finances. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is looking at relaxing the decade-long cap that presently allows town halls to increase their annual bills by just 2 per cent a year for their core services. Although the move would not directly raiseContinue reading “Council Tax Is Set To Soar”
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It’s Been A Lot More Challenging Than We Believed
It’s a lot harder than anticipated to take in a family of Ukrainian refugees, a retired couple has cautioned. It comes as a quarter of British hosts are set to quit the government-backed Homes for Ukraine scheme in the forthcoming weeks, noting a lack of help amid the cost of living crisis, inflation and skyrocketingContinue reading “It’s Been A Lot More Challenging Than We Believed”
At Some Councils, Nine Out Of Ten Staff Still Work From Home
It has emerged that more than 90 per cent of council staff are working from home in some places. According to freedom of information requests, council buildings are between a quarter and a half as full as offices in the private sector, yet local authorities are still using taxpayers’ money to service empty office space.Continue reading “At Some Councils, Nine Out Of Ten Staff Still Work From Home”
Children Who Live In Shipping Containers
A leading welfare official said that thousands of children are living in shipping containers or flats built cheaply in old office blocks. The Children’s Commissioner said that they’re among 124,000 children living in temporary accommodation arranged by councils after their families became homeless. Anne Longfield said children in homeless families were frequently put up inContinue reading “Children Who Live In Shipping Containers”
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