The government is spending almost as much building affordable housing as it gives away in discounts to council tenants who buy their homes under the right to buy scheme.
Home Secretary David Blunkett has launched a spirited defence of government asylum policy in the face of attacks which likened planned accommodation centres to the Millennium Dome.
When Tony Blair steps up to make his vital rallying call at the Labour Party conference in the first week of October, his government will be facing the most concerted challenge yet from public sector...
A new training scheme for managers who run housing associations set up following stock transfers has been postponed for a second time because not enough people applied to join it.
Councils will be able to set their own complaints procedures for education and dispose of land at their discretion as the government begins to dismantle its overarching consent regimes.
Worsening sectarian violence in north and east Belfast is contributing to homelessness in Northern Ireland. More than 14,000 households presented themselves as homeless last year, compared with fewer...
Scottish Borders Council is downplaying reports that the Scottish Executive and Scottish Enterprise have backtracked over public funding for a £77m rail project that could help the area.
Nick Raynsford has overridden the Audit Commission's advice and given Kingston upon Hull City Council one final chance to tackle its problems before intervening in the crisis-hit authority.
A £15m rescue fund is being set up to help black and minority ethnic (BME) housing associations that face serious financial problems because of rent restructuring.
Talks have begun over the future of the Housing Corporation after Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott announced that new regional bodies will become responsible for housing investment across England...
District Audit and Inspection Service functions are to be integrated for the first time under a shake-up of internal structures unveiled by the Audit Commission this week.
Whitehall departments that benefited from Gordon Brown's largesse in Monday's long-awaited Spending Review will be expected to meet 'demanding' national targets.
The right to buy should be phased out as council and housing association tenants are encouraged to gain a financial stake in their home, a report suggested this week.
Nick Raynsford has revealed a talent for nifty conjuring tricks in his proposals for reforming the notoriously complex Standard Spending Assessment, the method by which authorities receive their...
The Spending Review has confirmed what many expected: large increases in resources for many public services. The Budget had already told us how far the overall spending envelope would grow, and laid...
