This independent report investigates and quantifies multiple aspects of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rate, especially the impact of the temporary accommodation subsidy that informs policy recommendations and how these could best be implemented to maximise added value.
This report explores local government and their partners’ ambition to reduce the travelling distance of food and drink from ground/sea to plate, by growing local businesses and delivering jobs in food and drink related sectors.
To monitor homelessness pressures caused by the closure of bridging hotels for
Afghan nationals, in August 2023, an online survey was sent to 44 councils in England with bridging hotels in their area.
From May to June 2024, the LGA conducted an online survey of county councils, unitary councils, metropolitan districts and London boroughs regarding the impact of the youth services statutory guidance refresh. The survey was aimed to inform the LGA’s discussions with central government and outline what is needed to support councils to deliver on their statutory duty.
Prevention is a central feature of the new Government’s mission-led approach to national renewal. Our joint publication makes the case for a shift towards taking action and offering support earlier, so that more people can live the lives they want. This creates a new opportunity to deliver.
Councils agree with the Government that “every child should believe that success belongs to them”; this LGA vision sets out where we want to go and how councils and the Government can work together as partners to make it happen.
This briefing sets out in more detail the approach taken in Leeds, shares some of the resources developed by system partners to support implementation and identifies some of the key factors which need to be in place to successfully embed a fully joined-up approach at local level.
Between September and October 2024, the Local Government Association (LGA) and community safety experts, Resolve, conducted an online survey of all councils in England and Wales, asking them to share their current views on anti-social behaviour (ASB), the challenges they face and possible solutions.
