CostOfLivingCrisis

Berkshire

‘Cost of living struggles’ leave Slough Borough Council behind tax target

Cost of living struggles mean council tax collection in Slough is still behind target, a new report has said. Slough Borough Council is hundreds of...

Education

London’s Mayor extends £140m free school meals programme to support families amidst the cost-of-living crisis

More than 20,000 children across two North West London boroughs will continue to receive free school meals next year after the mayor announced plans...

North East

Local authorities in North East struggle with unpaid rents amidst cost of living crisis

Five local authorities in the North East are owed a collective £16.5m in unpaid rents from council tenants. Gateshead, Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and...