The £1.5bn of exceptional financial support announced for a record 35 councils in the coming financial year has prompted concerns over the sector’s capacity to cope with demand.
Soaring social care demand, unsustainable borrowing and weak governance of commercial ventures are the main pressures that have forced councils to seek government bailouts, according to research by...
A record number of councils asked the government for exceptional financial support for 2025-26, and 30 requests have been approved – but CIPFA has expressed serious worries about the system.
