Temporary accommodation spend rises by a third in a year
District councils expect their spending on temporary accommodation to rocket by a third in just a year. The spending warning emerges as official figures, due out on Thursday, are expected to show growing homelessness and unprecedentedly high use of temporary...
Communities at risk of flooding face service cuts
People living in areas at risk of flooding face cuts to local services due to the Government’s failure to devise a fair system to fund the rapidly rising cost of flood defences. The District Councils’ Network is calling on the Government to bring in a new system for...
Record temporary accommodation figures: Action demanded to tackle crisis
DCN, LGA, and Crisis demand five urgent measures to support people in danger of homelessness and protect council finance The Government has been urged to take swift and decisive action to stem the temporary accommodation crisis in a letter by five of the biggest...