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This is the summary of the latest issues affecting rural communities across England:
- RSN’s Year of Impact: From national advocacy to data insights and digital events, see how RSN is making a difference for rural areas in our latest achievement review.
- Call for Urgent Investment in Rural Housing: With rural homelessness rising and a severe shortage of social housing, leading organisations call for targeted support and scalable Housing First solutions.
- Families Waiting Years for Affordable Homes: New figures reveal that families in rural England face decade-long waits for family-sized social homes – with serious implications for communities and local economies.
- Local Audit System Reform: The government sets out plans to fix the fragmented local audit system, with new funding and a dedicated Local Audit Office on the way.
- Neighbourhood Policing Plan: A major policy shift promises more visible policing with 13,000 new neighbourhood officers and a guarantee of named, contactable local officers for every community.
- Design Codes for Health and Wellbeing: A new national guide encourages planners and developers to embed health and wellbeing into place-making.
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