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.
Read our submission to the Change NHS portal, submitted on 2 December 2024. This is a major opportunity for the local government sector to use our collective voice to help shape the Ten-Year Plan for Health.
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.
There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to local transport as the demands for transport vary across place, just as there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to supporting someone into work. This report calls on the government to help councils bring down the barriers to economic inclusion.
