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BUDGET 2023: Government must focus on early years availability and accessibility as well as cost, warns Alliance, following new FOI investigation

The government must take urgent action to ensure that families can access early years places when and where they need them, and not just focus on tackling rising costs, at this week’s Budget, leading early years organisation the Early Years Alliance...

239 school buildings to be transformed as part of revolutionary ten-year programme.

Pupils across England will benefit from transformative new school buildings as 239 more schools and sixth forms will benefit from renovation projects.

The new projects build on the 161 that have previously been announced, with construction works now nearing completion on the most advanced sites. It...

First sever set of national data on children's times tables published, as Government announces new investment in maths teaching

The first ever set of national data , alongside new investment from Government in high quality maths teaching.

The data shows an average score of 20 out of 25, with full marks the most common score, and follows a new Multiplications Table Check sat by year 4...

An Ofsted report published today, finds that local authorities are struggling to find homes for children coming into care.

Local authorities are struggling with a last minute dash to find homes for children coming into care due to the rising demand for places and a lack of suitable accommodation, according to Ofsted.

In a report published today, Ofsted found that the lack of enough...

New government-backed law to offer pregnant women and new parents greater protection against redundancy.

• new government-backed law to offer pregnant women and new parents greater protection against redundancy
• new legal powers will help to counter workplace discrimination, particularly when new parents return to work

Pregnant women and new parents will receive...

Over 8 million households are set to receive an additional £324 as part of the government’s Cost of Living support package.

• The £324 Cost of Living Payment, which follows on from a £326 payment made from July, is part of £1,200 support package for millions this year
• The £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment was provided in September, with a £300 additional pensioner payment
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Over 7.2 million payments of £326 have already been made to help households through the government’s Cost of Living support.

• 7.2 million payments of £326 – worth a total of £2.4 billion – made in first week of Cost of Living support rollout
• Payments mark the first half of the £650 Cost of Living payment for low-income families, with the second half coming in the autumn
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Government outlines plans to resume helping claimants move to Universal Credit by end of 2024.

From:

Department for Work and Pensions

Published

25 April 2022

Last updated

25 April 2022 — See all updates

• Government outlines plans to resume helping claimants move to Universal Credit by end of 2024
• Universal Credit
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Justina Miltienyte, energy policy expert at Uswitch.com , said: “The Spring Statement delivered some support for customers struggling with rising household bills but the announced measures are not targeted enough to really help those most in need.

“Consumers are already desperately worried about what will happen to their bills this winter, and this was a missed opportunity to offer...

Air Quality Grants awarded across England to fund local projects for cleaner air.

From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs , Department for Transport , Trudy Harrison MP , and Jo Churchill MP

Local authorities across England have been granted more than £11 million in government funding to deliver projects to improve air quality.

The money, from the...