Minimum income guarantee for disabled adults to rise 7%
By Lee Peart 18 February 2026
The amount that working age adults must keep after paying for home care will rise by 7% from April 2026.
Health and social care integration plans receive £7.1m boost
By Lee Peart 18 February 2026
Plans for health and social care integration in Powys, mid-Wales have received a £7.1m funding boost.
Government to pay off 90% of SEND deficits
By Martin Ford 11 February 2026
The Government will provide funding for 90% of English councils’ deficits relating to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
SEND services offer inconsistent experiences and outcomes
By Lee Peart 11 February 2026
An Ofsted inspection of SEND services in Buckinghamshire has ‘found inconsistent experiences and outcomes’ for children and young people.
Social housing conditions 'barely improved' since pandemic, MPs say
By William Eichler 09 February 2026
The conditions in England’s social housing have ‘barely improved’ since the Covid-19 pandemic, with nearly 430,000 homes still failing to meet the current minimum standard, MPs say.
Council and ICB award preventative services contract
By Lee Peart 06 February 2026
A Preventative Services Contract for Adults has been awarded to three organisations by Shropshire Council and Shropshire ICB.
Shared dataset provides joined up care for older people
By Lee Peart 06 February 2026
A £2.4m research project funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and supported by NIHR ARC East of England, has shown that a minimum dataset (MDS) can be distilled to ...
PM announces £800m Pride in Place expansion
By William Eichler 05 February 2026
The Government has today announced that 40 additional areas will join the Pride in Place programme to help drive regeneration.
Call for extension of funding for early years' services
By Lee Peart 04 February 2026
Council leaders have said disparities in funding provision for Family Hubs services restricts their ability to deliver integrated health and education provision.
The NHS 10-Year Plan: Why listening at scale matters for local government
28 January 2026
Ruth Cousens, chief executive of Thiscovery, outlines what 250,000 voices reveal about prevention, place and the future role of councils.
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