Central Government Funding
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30 Jul 21The government has threatened councils with a reduction in future funding if they prematurely shelve schemes aimed at reducing car use. -
29 Jul 21A government decision to allocate additional local audit funding this year as a proportion of current costs is sensible, a specialist told PF. -
27 May 21Government support will not cover the half-billion-pound scale of lost council tax receipts in the year following the outbreak of Covid-19 – leaving councils facing service cuts – according to sector... -
7 May 21Councils in England reported additional cost pressures of £12.8bn relating to Covid-19 in 2020-21, according to outturn figures from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government. -
9 Apr 21A finance chief has labelled as ‘pitiful’ the amount of money his authority has received through a new £280m allocation for councils to manage and expand special educational needs and disabilities... -
7 Apr 21As many 100 councils in England will see a public health funding freeze year-on-year in 2021-22, according to analysis from the House of Commons Library. -
23 Mar 21Five local authorities will receive almost £100m combined over the next five financial years, to help fill deficits in their special educational needs and disability budgets.
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2 Mar 21It is not too late for the chancellor to show the government is serious about its aim of ‘levelling up’, says IPPR North’s Marcus Johns. -
28 Aug 20CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman introduces a report into the criminal justice system during Covid-19. -
16 Jul 20Birmingham City Council has received the biggest allocation from the government’s latest £500m pot to support councils with spending related to Covid-19. -
8 Jul 20The Covid-19 pandemic poses a fundamental threat to existing funding models for public transport, according to a report. -
6 Jul 20The government has announced it is to allocate £1.57bn in grants and loans to museums, galleries, theatres, independent cinemas, heritage sites and music venues, in a bid to offset the financial...
