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A glass half-full: 10 years on review

The asset-based approach sees citizens and communities as co-producers of health and wellbeing. It promotes community networks, relationships and friendships as a way of providing mutual help and support and empowers communities to control their futures and create tangible resources for themselves.

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Delivering the Armed Forces Covenant locally

The Local Government Association commissioned Shared Intelligence to pull together ten case studies of projects supported by the Covenant Fund. This report presents the results of that research.

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Reshaping financial support: how local authorities can help to support low income households in financial difficulty

This study has looked at how 10 councils have been reviewing their approaches so that they can better target their resources on those in greatest need.

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One community: A guide to effective partnership working between principal and local councils

This Local Government Association and National Association of Local Councils guide sets out how principal and local councils can work more effectively in partnership.

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Resettling refugees: support after the first year - a guide for local authorities

A guide for local authorities who are planning and developing their programme of support to resettled clients on the Vulnerable Person Resettlement Scheme that have been in the UK for more than a year.

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Homelessness Reduction Act (Get in on the Act)

The Act sets out new duties on English local authorities with the aim of preventing homelessness.

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Future funding outlook for councils 2019/20 – interim 2015 report

Councils are continuing to balance their budgets and fulfil their statutory obligations as well as delivering a range of services to promote growth and community cohesion. Each year they close the funding gap in the face of funding cuts and expenditure pressures.

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Top tips for holding a public event in your community

There can be a lot of things you need to think about when holding a public event. We have brought together all the key bits of information you might need into one place to help you get started. But of course every event is different so you might not need all this information or you might need more.

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Councillor workbook: neighbourhood and community engagement

In this workbook you will encounter a number of features designed to help you think about the issues surrounding the development of neighbourhood and community engagement.

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Stronger together: shared management in local government

Shared management can act as a springboard for transformation, improve efficiency and service delivery and enhance the resilience and capacity of individual councils.

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Make It Local

To deliver priorities for the public the Government needs to #MakeItLocal

Make It Local

By the start of 2025, we will have had a general election. This is a moment of opportunity.

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