Local Government Association

The Government's Test and Trace £500 support scheme will be scrapped this Thursday (24 February) after Boris Johnson announced that the majority of coronavirus self-isolation rules will come to an end in England. The support scheme was introduced in September 2020 to help low-wage workers afford to self-isolate.

Tens of thousands of people who are living or lived with someone with a 'severe mental impairment' may be able to reclaim council tax, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal, after three charities warned many overpay. One MoneySaver told us her mum was refunded £3,000 after overpaying for seven years – here's how to claim.

Derbyshire County Council is understood to be the first local authority in the country to temporarily scrap many term-time holiday fines, while it awaits the outcome of a potential Supreme Court case.

Parents should be allowed to pull their children out of school during term time to take them on holiday, according to 79% of those who took part in a MoneySavingExpert.com poll – though most believe restrictions should apply.

Anyone planning to vote in the local elections on 5 May must register to do so by midnight tonight.

Local councils in England are to share a near-£6 billion fund to repair potholes over the next six years.

The number of people struggling to pay their council tax in England soared last year, according to debt charity StepChange.

Council leaders have called on schools to stop forcing parents into buying new uniform for kids by changing dress codes.