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“This is an important step in the right direction, as more must be done to ensure that all people can live in a safe, warm, and decent standard home."

"Councils are ready to support the ambitions of the plan by helping to ensure that new approaches – innovation, technology, and digital tools – reach every community, particularly those with the poorest outcomes."

Eight in 10 councils warn they will become insolvent over mounting deficits related to the cost of supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, a new survey by the Local Government Association suggests.  

The LGA is calling on government to provide a significant increase in resources in the imminent final Local Government Finance Settlement.

The LGA responds to a Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee report which calls for building more social homes while ensuring conditions in existing housing stock are improved.

We are launching a conversation and engagement series with councils, sector stakeholders and people with lived experience on the role of local government in a future reformed system of adult social care. 

“We are pleased the Government has announced a significant funding package to tackle 90 per cent of the historic high-needs deficits which removes the immediate threat of insolvency for many councils. 

We support the Government’s ambition to back local and community energy and give people a real stake in the clean energy transition. Investment that helps communities co-own generation, cut bills and reinvest returns locally is a positive step.

"As leaders of place, councils convene these partnerships and will work with government to remove barriers. We urge government to align outcomes across other public service frameworks."

“We are pleased the Government has acted on our call for an extension to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund and provided additional funding.