The government's proposal to build 180,000 affordable homes by 2011 is the latest victim of the credit crunch as housing associations are unable to raise the funding they pledged last year
The crisis in the markets has left a trail of financial giants in tatters. Public services, especially those with Icelandic investments, are feeling the strain. Paul Gosling reports on how the sector...
Homeowners and landlords need more incentives to ensure existing homes are as energy-efficient as new housing, the UK Green Building Council said this week
Attempts by the public sector to promote innovation in cities have been too narrowly focused on support services for science and technology, a think-tank has said
A ballot of civil servants was expected to show a vote in favour of strike action as union bosses contrasted low public sector pay rises with the government's £500bn bail-out of the banks
Rewriting the fiscal rules to bring them in line with those in the rest of Europe could provide Chancellor Alistair Darling with some much-needed wiggle room when he comes to deliver his Pre-Budget...
The permanent secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government has defended the department's performance despite its failure to meet most of its Public Service Agreement targets
The government was still trying to assess the impact of the collapse of Iceland's banks on public sector bodies and their partners this week after admitting 13 councils were in short-term...
The implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards by councils requires dedication, hard work and application. It's an Olympian task but the prize will be worth it
In this first article in a series looking ahead to the Pre-Budget Report, the Liberal Democrats' Vince Cable spells out the steps the chancellor should take to tackle the worst effects of the...
Social care should be available to everyone just like the NHS, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services tells Vivienne Russell
The consolidation of three health and social care bodies into one super-regulator has ruffled feathers. But shadow chair Barbara Young insists the Care Quality Commission will put the focus back on...
Housing waiting lists in rural areas are rising by almost 15,000 per month while a major review of the countryside gathers dust in Whitehall, two leading pressure groups claimed this week.
Lansley slates hospital rating system
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has slammed the Healthcare Commission's performance measurement system for hospitals, saying it didn't tell patients...
Government plans to build up to ten eco-towns by 2020 should not be abandoned in the face of strong protests by residents, a coalition of housing and other groups is demanding.
Northern Ireland is to follow Scotland and Wales in abolishing prescription charges. Health Minister Michael McGimpsey said that the cost would be reduced to £3 from January 2009 and abolished by...
Child poverty campaigners have urged the government to invest £3bn in tax credits and benefits after figures showed 174 constituencies in Britain had 50% or more children living in, or on the brink...
Town halls have been praised for exceeding their efficiency savings targets over the past three years. Local government minister John Healey said councils were well placed to cope with a slowing...
