DCN: Rising costs of homelessness must be reflected in future funding formula
DCN: RISING COSTS OF HOMELESSNESS MUST BE REFLECTED IN FUTURE FUNDING FORMULA Rising levels of homelessness need to be reflected in local government funding reforms after more than half of district councils reported an increase in requests for help dealing with the...
DCN: All Right to Buy receipts should have longer timeframe
DCN: ALL RIGHT TO BUY RECEIPTS SHOULD HAVE LONGER TIMEFRAME In its submission to a government consultation on the use of Receipts from Right to Buy Sales, Cllr Sharon Taylor, DCN Finance Lead, said: “Having two sets of time limits for use of Right to Buy receipts for...
DCN responds to announcement on lifting the housing borrowing cap
DCN RESPONDS TO ANNOUNCEMENT ON LIFTING THE HOUSING BORROWING CAP Responding to an announcement today by Theresa May that the housing borrowing cap will be lifted, Cllr John Fuller, Chairman of the District Councils’ Network (DCN), said: “The Government expects...