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Government supports climate change with electric car investment

Government supports climate change with electric car investment

Earlier this month, Business Secretary Vince Cable warned that the UK’s car industry will not receive any further funding from the Government but said it would consider investing in measures which would reduce emissions from cars and to help transform the UK into a low carbon economy. As a result, the Government has today unveiled [...]

Hardship Fund helps recession-hit charities

Hardship Fund helps recession-hit charities

The government has launched a new fund to help struggling voluntary organisations through the recession. Any UK charity that offers services to vulnerable and disadvantaged people can now apply for a grant of up to £250,000 from the £16.7 million Hardship Fund. Organisations applying for a grant must be suffering financial difficulties that impact their [...]

Councils reject planning applications to secure funding

Councils reject planning applications to secure funding

The National Audit Office (NAO) is asserting that councils are rejecting planning applications in order to meet Government targets that offer rewards for speeding up the process. In a report published this week, the public spending watchdog suggests that targets demanded to qualify for grant funding actually encourage local authorities to reject planning applications, especially [...]

Government house building target nine years adrift

Government house building target nine years adrift

The National Housing Federation (NHF), a body which represents 1,300 not-for-profit housing associations in England, has warned the Government that it will miss its 2020 house building target by up to nine years, unless further measures to support the country’s ailing property market are introduced. According to the NHF, failure to act could mean only [...]