Poverty and inequality are financial challenges for local authorities and threaten the cohesion of their communities.
This briefing discusses how the Health and Social Care Levy will work and its likely impact on household finances, along with an outline of the likely impact of ending the Universal Credit uplift – in the context of other additional burdens on household incomes.
Moray Council in Scotland has agreed to the settlement of 20 Afghan refugees, Cllr Theresa Coull writes that as a council and a community the best thing you can do is be friendly and supportive whilst they settle into a new environment.
LGIU launches the brand new Global Local podcast with a look at how local governments can learn from each other on the issues of refugee resettlement.
Every year the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) publish their Minimum Income Standard which allows people to meet material needs and participate in society. This briefing focuses on how people on benefits or on the National Living Wage can reach the MIS in light of potential Covid-19 impacts.
The workshop is aimed at councillors and managers who are looking to understand the challenges faced by disabled people and the policy and service development needed to meet the needs of disabled people.
The pandemic exposed high rates of domestic abuse and the dangers of being locked down and isolated with abusers for long periods of time. From challenging times, some important legislation and service changes have been implemented.
Vera Dodic, manager of Toronto’s Newcomer Office, explains how their coordinating role between the City of Toronto and public and private partners is making the transition to a new life in Canada’s largest city easier for people who’ve had their whole lives turned upside down.
Despite international discussions of hosting refugees being at national level, the burden falls at the local level. While local government ought to have a larger voice in immigration policy, many municipalities globally have found innovative ways to support refugees and create localised immigration policies.
2020 saw the largest number of drug-related deaths in the UK since records began in the 1990s. Perhaps it is time that drug reform policy follows the examples from abroad by moving away from the criminal justice lens and instead addressing the topic as a public health issue.
Background: the risks to affordable housing The pandemic caused an immediate rise in uncertainty across the whole housing market, halting construction activity and causing tenants and mortgage holders to suffer from adverse income shocks, leaving many people finding it difficult to pay their rent or mortgage. Across Europe, local government adopted immediate policy measures designed…
