The new £69 billion Local Government Finance Settlement gives a welcome 6.8% increase to councils but short term funding is still a problem
February 2025 newsletter
Top stories
- Tackling economic inactivity: How will a locally led approach work?
- The Fraud, Error and Recovery Bill: A fresh approach to fraud or fuel for stigma?
- Council Tax carries the burden: What the 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement means for local services
- Improving council outreach with LIFT’s new Campaign Manager feature
- Policy in Practice gives evidence to select committee on tackling pensioner poverty
Latest blog posts
Tackling economic inactivity: How will a locally led approach work?
Tackling economic inactivity via bold reforms must be fueled by data insights if it is to be effectively delivered by local areas
The Fraud, Error and Recovery Bill: A fresh approach to fraud or fuel for stigma?
We explore the DWP’s plans to tackle benefit fraud, balancing overpayment recovery with fairness, unclaimed benefits and systemic challenges
Welsh government launches country wide benefit take up campaign to improve living standards
Policy in Practice partners with the Welsh government to put LIFT into local authorities to close Wales’ £2 billion missing benefits gap
New claims for Pension Credit in 2025 will eat into the planned savings from the Winter Fuel Payment cut
Savings from the winter fuel payment cut will be offset by increased claims for Pension Credit, according to new Policy in Practice analysis
How will a single unique identifier improve safeguarding for children?
We talked about how a single unique identifier will enhance our MAST platform at the recent National Childrens and Adults Services conference