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Millions Face Council Tax Hike Of £138 From April

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK
Read More: Joseph Rowntree Trust, New Policy Institute, UK Government, UK News, Department for Communities and Local Government, Council Tax, Councils, UK Councils, Local Government, UK News

Around 2.4 million poor families face an average hike in their council tax bills of £138 next week, according to an anti-poverty charity. Cuts to ...

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'Troubled Families' Scheme to Get People Back Into Work A 'Success' Say Ministers

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 04.03.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: UK News, Unemployment, Department for Communities and Local Government, Troubled Families, Eric Pickles, Anti Social Behaviour, Getting Back to Work, 'Troubled Families' Scheme, UK Politics News

A government programme to help get people back into work and tackle problems such as anti-social behaviour is ahead of schedule at the end of its firs...

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What Is The Future Truth About the High Street?

Emma L. Jones | Posted 13.04.2013 | UK
Read More: Department for Communities and Local Government, Empty Shops, High Street, StartUp Britain, Pop-Ups, Startups, UK Business, UK News
Emma L. Jones

The businesses we help could be the ones who will make the change that needs to happen - creating a new wave of independent retailers who will transform and inhabit the high street. These pop-ups could become stay-ups in time and businesses could co-fund and co-work on a more permanent basis.

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'Creating the Conditions' - The Coalition's Approach to Integration

Andrew Stunell | Posted 22.04.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Department for Communities and Local Government, Andrew Stunell, Community Cohesion, Liberal Democrats, Lib Dems, UK Politics News
Andrew Stunell

Today I was delighted to launch the long awaited Integration Strategy "Creating the Conditions" - the Coalition's blueprint for improving community cohesion and developing neighbourhoods and communities across the country. Last summer's riots gave a severe jolt to any thought that social alienation was a thing of the past.

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House Prices Fall For Eighth Month In A Row

PA | Posted 18.03.2012 | UK
Read More: UK News, Department for Communities and Local Government, UK Property, House Sales, House Prices, UK House Prices, Houses, UK News

House prices have dropped year-on-year for the eighth month in a row, official figures showed today. The typical house sold for £205,796 in Novemb...

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Rising Immigration 'Driven By Policy, Not The Economy'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 26.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Migration Research, Asian Migration, Immigration, Migration, Niesr, Department for Communities and Local Government, European Migration, UK News

Government policy, not the economy, is the overwhelming driver of immigration to the UK, according to research. Changes to the UK's immigration pol...

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