Big Increase in Council Homeless Services Spend as Demand Reaches New Heights
A report by the homelessness charity Crisis highlighted that 53% of Council and voluntary sector services have reported an increase in homelessness.
Council Spend on Addiction-Related Services Falls as Alcohol Deaths Rise
A recent article by the BBC highlighted how deaths caused by alcohol hit a new high during the first nine months of 2020.
Oxygen Finance Helps Councils Respond To Coronavirus
Small businesses and workers look to national and local government for support in the face of the rapid business slowdown caused by coronavirus.
Oxygen Finance Partners With Intrum
Oxygen is partnering with Intrum, Europe’s leading credit management services company to develop a modular payment and credit management solution for councils.
The social care conundrum
Towards the end of his Government, Gordon Brown announced a plan to part fund a national social care service from the estates of the deceased.
Time to change the way we think about paying suppliers
With 17 companies removed or suspended from the Prompt Payment Code, the crackdown on late payers has begun. It’s a positive move.