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30 Nov 21
Fraud and error in pandemic support programmes have led to head of the National Audit Office Gareth Davies qualifying his opinion on the 2020-21 accounts of the Department for Business, Energy and...
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26 Nov 21
The government has been criticised for lacking information about its pandemic scheme set up to fight youth unemployment, meaning it does not know whether it is having the positive impact it was hoped...
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22 Nov 21
HMRC is expected to recoup less than half of the forecast £5.8bn lost through fraud and error on Covid-19 support schemes, according to the department's top civil servant.
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17 Nov 21
The Department for Work and Pensions has been slammed by MPs for a lack of control over fraud and overpayments of Universal Credit, which soared to record levels last year.
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8 Nov 21
Extra cash from the new health and social care levy is welcome, but does not solve the acute issues facing the UK’s health system, says Amelia Chong.
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3 Nov 21
MPs have slammed the Ministry of Defence for “repeatedly wasting taxpayers’ money” by failing to improve its procurement system, which the UK depends on for national security.
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28 Oct 21
A much-welcomed increase in resources cannot paper over the cracks in the way central government delivers much of its funding for local government, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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28 Oct 21
Isabel Stockton, research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, answers the burning questions posed by the 2021 Budget and Spending Review.
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28 Oct 21
Local government fared better than many expected in Wednesday’s Budget and Spending Review – but a closer look reveals the sector is still likely to face funding pressures.
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28 Oct 21
Experts are sceptical that £2.6bn announced in the 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review to replace European Union support will be enough to meet previous sums.
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27 Oct 21
Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a new set of fiscal rules in his second Budget, in a bid to reduce the public debt after the huge level of borrowing undertaken in response to Covid-19.
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27 Oct 21
Tax rises included in chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Autumn 2021 Budget could be preparing the way for a cut in rates before the next election, says Dan Corry.
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27 Oct 21
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defied expectations by delivering a Budget that would not have looked out of place if it had been announced by New Labour, says Jonathan Werran.
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27 Oct 21
The joint Spending Review and Autumn Budget pledged real-terms funding increases for each central government department. PF rounds-up where that money is heading.
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27 Oct 21
The UK faces its highest tax bill for 70 years under the government’s plans, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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26 Oct 21
PF trails the 2021 Budget and Spending Review with a round-up of what's been announced already - and what to watch out for.
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22 Oct 21
A coalition of local government organisations has called on the government to ensure that next week's Spending Review gives local government the tools to achieve the ‘levelling up’ agenda.
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21 Oct 21
Next week’s Spending Review is likely to see the government indicate the future of delayed reforms to local authority finance, according to the government.
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21 Oct 21
Borrowing by central government during the first half of 2021-22 was £43.4bn (28%) lower than official estimates made in March.
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20 Oct 21
Former exchequer secretary to the Treasury Kemi Badenoch will be responsible for local government policy and finance, the government has confirmed.
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18 Oct 21
More than half of public services examined in CIPFA’s 2021 Performance Tracker, published today, are suffering backlogs due to Covid-19.
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15 Oct 21
“Glaring holes” in the NHS capital budget pose a risk to patient safety and mean long waiting lists will be tough to reduce, the government has been warned.
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12 Oct 21
The Ministry of Defence is years away from competent management of its assets, with a poor quality estate harming the wellbeing of service personnel, MPs have said.
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8 Oct 21
The local government sector has paid tribute to former communities secretary James Brokenshire, whose death was announced on Friday.
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6 Oct 21
English councils face a new funding gap of between £2.9bn and £4.5bn by 2025, according to new analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
30 Nov 21Fraud and error in pandemic support programmes have led to head of the National Audit Office Gareth Davies qualifying his opinion on the 2020-21 accounts of the Department for Business, Energy and...
26 Nov 21The government has been criticised for lacking information about its pandemic scheme set up to fight youth unemployment, meaning it does not know whether it is having the positive impact it was hoped...
22 Nov 21HMRC is expected to recoup less than half of the forecast £5.8bn lost through fraud and error on Covid-19 support schemes, according to the department's top civil servant.
17 Nov 21The Department for Work and Pensions has been slammed by MPs for a lack of control over fraud and overpayments of Universal Credit, which soared to record levels last year.
8 Nov 21Extra cash from the new health and social care levy is welcome, but does not solve the acute issues facing the UK’s health system, says Amelia Chong.
3 Nov 21MPs have slammed the Ministry of Defence for “repeatedly wasting taxpayers’ money” by failing to improve its procurement system, which the UK depends on for national security.
28 Oct 21A much-welcomed increase in resources cannot paper over the cracks in the way central government delivers much of its funding for local government, says CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
28 Oct 21Isabel Stockton, research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, answers the burning questions posed by the 2021 Budget and Spending Review.
28 Oct 21Local government fared better than many expected in Wednesday’s Budget and Spending Review – but a closer look reveals the sector is still likely to face funding pressures.
28 Oct 21Experts are sceptical that £2.6bn announced in the 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review to replace European Union support will be enough to meet previous sums.
27 Oct 21Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a new set of fiscal rules in his second Budget, in a bid to reduce the public debt after the huge level of borrowing undertaken in response to Covid-19.
27 Oct 21Tax rises included in chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Autumn 2021 Budget could be preparing the way for a cut in rates before the next election, says Dan Corry.
27 Oct 21Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defied expectations by delivering a Budget that would not have looked out of place if it had been announced by New Labour, says Jonathan Werran.
27 Oct 21The joint Spending Review and Autumn Budget pledged real-terms funding increases for each central government department. PF rounds-up where that money is heading.
27 Oct 21The UK faces its highest tax bill for 70 years under the government’s plans, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
26 Oct 21PF trails the 2021 Budget and Spending Review with a round-up of what's been announced already - and what to watch out for.
20 Oct 21Former exchequer secretary to the Treasury Kemi Badenoch will be responsible for local government policy and finance, the government has confirmed.
18 Oct 21More than half of public services examined in CIPFA’s 2021 Performance Tracker, published today, are suffering backlogs due to Covid-19.
15 Oct 21“Glaring holes” in the NHS capital budget pose a risk to patient safety and mean long waiting lists will be tough to reduce, the government has been warned.
8 Oct 21The local government sector has paid tribute to former communities secretary James Brokenshire, whose death was announced on Friday.
