Local Government Association

Over 4,500 primary school classes worth of homeless children are spending the summer in temporary accommodation the Local Government Association has warned.

New analysis by the Local Government Association shows that, in total, households in England are wasting £770m a year through heat loss.

More than 18,000 affordable homes have been lost due to office-to-residential conversions under permitted development, the LGA has warned.

“For too long, exempt accommodation has operated below the government’s radar, slowly creating a quiet crisis.”

Local Government Association is urging MPs to back amendments to the Building Safety Bill to protect the future residents of new buildings under 18 metres.

The LGA’s survey found 40% of residents trusted their council most to address the climate emergency, followed by government (28%) and world leaders (15%).

Over 1,000 homes a day could be retrofitted with low-carbon efficiency measures by councils by 2030, the Local Government Association has reported.

More than two million UK households will be on waiting lists and in dire housing need by this time next year, says an independent report published today.

Families on low incomes may have to pay more council tax from April without an extension to one-off government funding for council tax support schemes.

This year, the focus of the LGA programme will be on strategic housing projects that will support housing delivery.