COVID-19 has created residents who are newly financially vulnerable and who will be looking to you for help in the near future. Listen back hear Clive Jones talk about the actions Luton Council are taking to protect their residents.
Collecting council tax after COVID-19
Collecting council tax after COVID-19 will be challenging. In this blog post Paul Howarth gives three reasons for optimisim.
New figures reveal jobseeker’s claimant count more than doubles due to COVID-19
The rise in the claimant count has been most dramatic in councils who had low unemployment levels before the pandemic. We look at what councils can do now.
New analysis: Evidencing the link between the Local Housing Allowance freeze and homelessness
Policy in Practice’s new research for the Local Government Association examines the link between the Local Housing Allowance freeze and homelessness.
Designing effective data-led local authorities
In the latest of our webinars showcasing how public sector administrative data is being used for good, hear how London Borough of Barking and Dagenham are using data to transform their organisation intelligently.
2019: Review of council tax support schemes
Our 2019 review of council tax support schemes looks behind the trends to see what’s driving change, and what councils should consider in the future.
Lessons learned: our year modelling Council Tax Reduction Schemes
We share 4 trends we’ve seen from modelling 150+ council tax reduction schemes in 2019 and discuss why discount schemes will be popular in the future.
The future of local welfare support
Zoe Charlesworth looks at local welfare support and shares examples of data-led innovation by some London boroughs.
How to target your Discretionary Housing Payments well
Ellie Kershaw from Tower Hamlets Council explores the challenges the borough has in spending Discretionary Housing Payments funding well. We hear how consistency with local priorities, speed of decision making and understanding effectiveness are key, and how Policy in Practice’s software is helping.
11 local authorities share their data analytics stories at our July LIFT Dashboard steering group
Innovative and successful stories of data analytics in local authorities were shared by our LIFT Dashboard clients at our recent steering group. Read more.