Local authorities could need an extra £6bn to cover the costs of coping with the coronavirus pandemic this financial year, according to analysis from the Local Government Association.
Following the Cabinet Office’s decision to waive the rules on payment in advance, PF speaks to Peter Schofield, vice chair of the Local Government Association's national advisory group of public...
Business rates avoidance in England costs councils an estimated £250m each year as firms exploit loopholes to get out of payments, the Local Government Association has found.
The government’s £4m package to help councils tackle rogue landlords in England is “nowhere near enough”, according to a membership group for private landlords.
Nearly all housing stock-owning councils in England plan to take advantage of the Housing Revenue Account borrowing cap lift, analysis by the Local Government Association has revealed.
A more consistent approach to social housebuilding over the past 20 years could have saved the government £7bn in housing benefit payments, research has found.
Town and county halls in England will face a funding black hole of almost £8bn by the middle of the next decade, local government leaders warned today.
A child was referred to local authority children's services every 49 seconds last year, the Local Government Association has said, with referrals totalling 646,120.
For every £1 of council tax, almost 60p could be spent on social care by 2020, taking away from “vital day-to-day services”, the Local Government Association has warned ahead of the...