The Financial Resilience Index provides data so finance leaders can assess risk and, it is hoped, bring about long-term financial sustainability, writes CIPFA senior policy manager Joanne Pitt.
The Financial Resilience Index shone a light on the deepening issues facing English local government. It contained major findings on debt, reserves and spending pressures.
CIPFA has urgently called for a comprehensive long-term plan for local government, particularly for SEND support, after its latest Financial Resilience Index highlighted mounting financial strain...
Since its inception in February 2020, the CIPFA Financial Resilience Index has been an indispensable tool for evaluating the financial stability of local authorities. Now in its fifth iteration, the...
Top tier councils spend over three-quarters of their net revenue expenditure on social care, according to analysis highlighting the intense strain on authorities in the face of surging demand and...
