Understanding your citizens: The Universal Credit challenge
Local authorities and social housing providers must use data to provide a faster and more efficient service for the citizens they serve says Gary Bell, Civica’s Executive Director, Managed Services
Social housing residents to receive new deal
A new deal for social housing residents, as part of the government's commitment to make a housing market fit for the future has been launched by Secretary of State for Communities Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP
Better government starts with knowing your citizens deeply
Roderick Crawford, Director of Public Sector at SAS UK & Ireland assesses the governments determination to improve the relationship between the general public and the public sector.
Tech companies win government competition to help renters onto property ladder
Winners of the government's Rent Recognition Challenge Tech will use their prize money to create a simple to use apps that will help renters towards owning their own home.
Data shows 37% of UK businesses are still not fully GDPR compliant
A recent survey has revealed that a whopping 1 in 3 businesses admit that they are still not fully GDPR compliant despite new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws being in full effect.
One thousand teenagers to be trained as democracy ambassadors
Teens aged between 13-16 years old will be recruited across the UK to train as democracy ambassadors to promote participation among their peers.
Billion pound government investment for British innovation
Britain’s world-leading researchers and entrepreneurs will benefit from an additional £780 million to create the technologies of tomorrow.
£76m to build specalised housing for vulnerable people to live independently
Government have announced a plans to build thousands of extra homes, specially designed for people with disabilities, mental health issues and older people who need extra support, over the next three years which will be funded by an additional £76 million a year.
Ministry of Defence teams with cyber start-up to train veterans to work in tech...
The Ministry of Defence and new not-for-profit TechVets have joined forces to help more veterans become cyber savvy, in a bid to help them work in the technology sector.
£100 million government plan to end rough sleeping by 2027
The government plans to help thousands of rough sleepers through a new £100 million strategy which focuses on moving people away from the streets and into affordable accommodation.
A smart approach to cloud confidence for local government
Michael Segal, Area VP Strategy, NETSCOUT, discusses the need for local government to accelerate the adoption cloud technology, in this article
Government outlines new Civil Society Strategy
The government has vowed to launch a new Civil Society Strategy, the first in 15 years, which will build stronger communities by bringing together businesses, charities and the public sector
Supported housing funding to be retained in welfare system
Housing benefit will be kept in place for all those living in supported housing, the government has announced
Breaking barriers: The journey to digitally transforming public services
Shawn Kingsberry, VP, Digital Government and Citizen Services at Unisys charts the journey to digitally transforming public services.
Yorkshire leading the way for manufacturing exports outside of London
Yorkshire has been named the top exporter of manufacturing goods outside of London by UK government
UK-India science ministers reinforce strong research and partnership as future collaboration is announced
Science Minister Sam Gyimah and Indian Minister for Science and Technology, Dr Harsh Vardhan announce another wave of UK-India research projects
New parents could miss out on £500 a year in tax credits for incorrectly...
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging parents to check their income to avoid potentially missing out on an average of £495 a year.
Future of Mobility Grand Challenge reveals exciting changes for transport in the UK
New government plans reveal an exciting change in how people, goods and services could move around the UK.
UK councils back government plans to put a cap on care
England’s largest councils have backed government plans to introduce a cap on care – but warn that it must be fully-funded to avoid the collapse of services and care providers.
County Councils Network accepts measures to make grant funding fairer
The County Councils Network (CCN) has welcomed measures in the local government finance settlement that could make grant funding for councils fairer.
