Case studies

Essex County Council is working with Dimensions, a not-for-profit support provider for people with autism and learning disabilities, to provide housing brokerage to people with a wide range of needs, combining housing brokerage; tenancy sustainment and rent deposit schemes which were previously split between four providers.

Northamptonshire County Council's libraries are supporting economic development through their successful Enterprise Hubs. The hubs are a collaboration between Northamptonshire Libraries and Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership and provide advice, signposting and networking for start-up businesses.

The Finningley and Rossington Regeneration Route Scheme is a three-mile long major highway infrastructure project connecting south east Doncaster directly to the principal transport network. It will bring a potential £1.7bn of investment into the area. Find out how the council worked in partnership with other agencies to deliver the project

Following an extensive period of public consultation in 2014/15 about proposed changes to the North Yorkshire County Council Library Service the decision was made in July 2015 to implement the strategy.

Providing local young people with skills to help them gain future employment. One of the unexpected benefits from this scheme has been a reduction in the use of temporary staff, with tens of thousands saved each year.

West Sussex County Council launched a social media campaign to showcase the work and services it provides. The 70-day #WestSussexMatters campaign has seen infographics posted on Twitter and Facebook, highlighting the ways in which the authority works to deliver key services.

BetterOff has been designed and commissioned to help reduce the welfare advice budget, improve service provision, encourage self-service and digital skills, maximise monetary gain and - crucially - embed the link between benefits and employment by combining them in one digital space.

West Suffolk's approach to supporting families and communities puts residents and elected councillors at the heart of making positive change. The approach identifies connectors - well connected, active local people – who can contribute to local solutions for the community.

North Yorkshire County Council adopted a whole-service approach which has three key elements

This publication showcases some of the successes of the programme to date and what councils on the programme will be looking to achieve though One Public Estate in the future.