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Fair Pay Agreement 'unworkable' without proper funding, says LGA

By Lee Peart 16 January 2026

The adult social care Fair Pay Agreement (FPA) is ‘unworkable’ without proper funding and local government involvement, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Shared Lives charity supports almost 10,000 people in UK

By Lee Peart 14 January 2026

Home care charity, Shared Lives, supports 10,000 people through personalised, relationship-based care, new data has revealed.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Councils join forces to get people into sustainable employment

By Lee Peart 13 January 2026

Telford & Wrekin Council has joined forces with Shropshire Council and Herefordshire Council to launch the Get Marches Working Plan.

COMMUNITY

Government announces £50m boost to Disabled Facilities Grant

By Lee Peart 12 January 2026

An additional £50m for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) has been announced by the Government.

INTEGRATED CARE

IJBs under fire in local government report

By Lee Peart 08 January 2026

Bodies responsible for the resourcing and management of social care in Scotland have come under fierce criticism in a new report.

SOCIAL CARE

Trust reviews future of adult social care partnership

By Lee Peart 07 January 2026

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is reviewing the future of its partnership with Torbay Council to deliver adult social care due to financial pressures.

DIGITAL

Six digital companies to share £1.5m WorkWell funding

By Lee Peart 06 January 2026

Six digital companies are to share £1.5m in WorkWell funding under a programme led by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB in partnership with Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NEN...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Public Health Grant 'must keep pace with inflation', LGA chair says

By Lee Peart 18 December 2025

Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor, chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee, has welcomed a multi-year funding settlement for the Public Health Grant but warned it must keep pace with inflation and ris...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Visa rule changes risk care worker exodus, union warns

By Lee Peart 17 December 2025

Plans to triple the time required to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK from five to fifteen years could cause a care worker exodus, Unison has warned.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT