Despite substantial increases in spending, performance of some public services in Scotland and Wales continues to lag behind its pre-pandemic peak, according to new research.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has demanded the Welsh government do more to tackle poverty, pointing out that deprivation has deepened – especially those in very deep poverty.
A lack of visibility over how capital spending is helping Welsh councils and the Welsh Government deliver their priorities is making it difficult to know whether capital projects are achieving value...
William Burns, social care policy adivsor at CIPFA, explores whether a National Care Service could deliver sustainability for the troubled sector in England, and looks elsewhere in the UK to learn...
Fractured relationships between senior officers and councillors at Wrexham County Borough Council continue to jeopardise the authority’s decision-making, governance and reputation, auditors have...
The Welsh Government is squandering opportunities to squeeze economic, social and environmental benefits out of its £3.4bn infrastructure investment programme, according to a new report from Audit...
Health services in Wales must urgently improve or face high risks to patient safety and poor value for taxpayers’ money, a group of ministerial advisors has warned.
The Welsh Government has been warned that its target of building 20,000 new social homes by 2026 will not be met unless significant additional funding is ploughed into the scheme.
Concerns have been raised over the financial sustainability of the NHS in Wales after all seven Welsh health boards breached their duty to break even over three years.
Increasing the weekly maximum adult social care charge would partially offset the inflation councils have experienced, the Welsh Government has said while insisting it still plans to make care...
The Welsh health board embroiled in a financial scandal is in a more “stable position” due to stronger leadership and better working relationships, the national watchdog has said.
Low funding will mean Welsh councils have to cut frontline services in 2024-25, contrary to a claim from the Welsh Government that these services would be protected, a Senedd committee has warned.
Continued budget pressures and likely Welsh Government funding cuts could leave councils with a £750m funding gap by 2027, university researchers have warned.
