Local government minister Simon Clarke said the government’s forthcoming devolution white paper will help the country’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Secretary of state Robert Jenrick has told local authorities he will “try his best” to secure more government funding for councils if it is needed as councils struggle to deal with financial burdens...
£500m additional Covid-19-related funding from central government is not enough to prevent cuts to local authority budgets, according to the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities.
England’s largest councils could be forced to make “large-scale reductions” in services in order to set legal budgets this year, according to a report from the County Councils Network.
The County Councils Network has called for clarity from the government on emergency coronavirus funding, as adult social care costs have soared by almost £1bn.
Blanket deferrals or non-payment of council tax could have a “serious effect” on council funding in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the County Councils Network.
Councils in England have urged the UK government to provide clarity that volunteers can support pharmacies in rural areas – to ensure medication reaches at-risk people.
Local authorities in England face a £19bn deficit over the next five years despite the vast majority hiking council tax rates in this year, analysis has found.
If the chancellor does not continue to pay temporary grants for social care next financial year councils in England will be forced to decommission services, an umbrella group has warned.
English councils could be forced to make draconian cuts to local services if Westminster does not pump extra cash into local government to avoid a £51.8bn black hole over the next six years.
Funding for public services in rural communities is “outdated and chronically unfair” when compared to towns and cities, the County Councils Network has stated.
Proposals to stem the social care funding crisis through an increased council tax precept and diverting New Homes Bonus funds are only short-term fixes, county councils have said.
Nearly every council has signed up for a four-year funding settlement by filing an efficiency plan with the Department for Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid has revealed.
Creating 27 unitary councils across the whole of England could save as much as £2.9bn, according to an independent analysis of local government reorganisation options undertaken for the County...
Funding for public services will become “highly variable” in many county areas under government plans to make councils financially self-sufficient by the end of the decade, government has been warned.
Controversial plans to convert all schools in England to academies could hinder the ability of councils to support the most vulnerable children, ministers have been warned today.
