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First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Prime Minister unveiled plans for new homelessness prevention schemes, including targeted support for those at risk of sleeping rough.
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government gives his statement on the local government finance settlement.
Councils will continue to benefit from long-term financial certainty, while having extra flexibilities to deliver adult social care services.
Sajid Javid speaks to Cornish business leaders about devolution, EU funding, and what the government is doing to support the local economy.
Powers over licensing including taxi services are to return, but government-appointed commissioners will continue to oversee these decisions.
Government to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.
Blackburn town centre has beaten hundreds of high streets across the country to be named Britain’s best.
New government funding to help breathe new life into rundown estates has been announced by Communities Secretary Sajid Javid.
Plans for a ‘phased return’ of powers to Tower Hamlets council announced.
Sajid Javid outlines what the government is doing to make the housing market work for everyone, and calls on building companies to do more
Government sets out comprehensive housing measures in the Autumn Statement.
Sajid Javid talks to Birmingham's Asian Business Chamber of Commerce about their city's future and the contribution of the Asian community.
Government sets out its preferred route for Phase Two of HS2 from Crewe to Manchester and the West Midlands to Leeds.
Sajid Javid talks to the County Councils Network about how local government can tackle the challenges of a changing world.
This new fund will be used to increase refuge spaces and other accommodation for women fleeing domestic violence.
The Homelessness Reduction Private Members Bill is to be supported by the government, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed today.
Speaking at his old university, Sajid Javid calls for a locally-led drive to grow the economy of South West England.
Prime Minister and Communities Secretary Sajid Javid announce £40 million homelessness prevention programme.
The Chancellor Philip Hammond and Communities Secretary Sajid Javid, have announced new measures to build more houses, more quickly, in the places people want to live.
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