Sentence examples for councils used from inspiring English sources

Over a half of councils used local welfare funds to subsidise food banks.

The sorts of things housing associations and councils used to be able to build.

Local councils used to pay housing benefit direct to private landlords, but most claimants renting privately now get a local housing allowance (LHA) equivalent to median rents in their area.

But, says the LGA, removing education and social services would take away more than half of the workload of local councils.Many local councils used to fear that regional government was a big threat to them as it would suck up a lot of their power.

The LGA said it was "misleading and irresponsible" to suggest that councils used bailiffs as anything other than a "last resort".

A Local Government Association spokesman said councils used the DVLA database to get owner details where vehicles had been abandoned or were causing a nuisance, as well as for environmental offences including fly-tipping, littering, dog fouling and fly-posting.

This tells us that the more councils use the Social Value Act, the more they like it.

Councils use a points or banding system.

Will councils use their budgets better than Whitehall?

The purchases will generate £173m in receipts, which councils use to build new homes.

Should councils use social media if they can't respond adequately?