A new report, Supporting local communities and people: are local government grants effective?’, published today by CIPFA in partnership with Capita plc.

Reflecting on the first anniversary of the murder of George Floyd

As declared by Dr Dominique Hes in 2017, there is quite simply “no sustainability without community engagement”. The topic of how organisations bring their staff and customers ’with them’ on cultural and transformative journeys is never far away.

In any given year, and setting aside the extra Covid-19-based demands of 2020, the UK Government disburses over £100bn in grants and funded schemes.

Poor mental health is a growing problem among children. An estimated 20% of all young people report experiencing a mental health issue of some kind in any given year, according to research by the World Health Organisation.

The distribution of grants is an effective instrument for improving and steering economic, social and health outcomes in the UK.

Near-unlimited access to the internet benefits young people in a number of ways. From an education perspective, it gives them access to a whole world of information, news and views at the click of a button.

Although the exact extent of its impact is yet to be seen, reports are suggesting that the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown may have had a devastating and long-lasting impact on many of the UK’s most vulnerable children.

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Transparency, accessibility, and control. When supporting job seekers back into the world of work through government schemes – especially in a time as volatile as now – these three imperatives are a good place to start.