Local authorities in Wales are set to receive an additional £260m in funding from Welsh Government, to help cover the increased costs resulting from Covid-19.
Nearly £300m of funding for public transport has been announced by the government as it hopes to get people back to work and education following the easing of lockdown measures.
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Councils could speed up infrastructure and affordable housing delivery by borrowing against its proposed new infrastructure levy according to the government’s consultation on planning reform.
Proposed planning reforms announced today could raise more money for affordable homes and infrastructure by replacing the current system of developer contributions, according to the government.
Cornwall Council is to become the first council in England to pass on government funding and provide financial support for parish and town councils impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Bristol City Council has relaunched a tender for a partnership deal to help with the decarbonisation of energy in the city, after the initial process was criticised by bidders.
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has promised to lobby the Treasury “very strongly” to ensure councils receive the funding they need at the Comprehensive Spending Review.
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has approved an action plan after a CIPFA report highlighted a lack of transparency around the financial implementation of capital schemes.
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Hampshire County Council have signed a contract with developer Urban and Civic to deliver a £1.2bn housing project.
Changes to the current Public Works Loan Boards lending terms should avoid “unintended consequences” that harm regeneration projects, CIPFA has warned.
Tramlink, a Private Finance Initiative which runs Nottingham City Council’s tram network is losing £404,000 a week as a result of Covid-19, the authority has revealed.
Kirklees Council has agreed to underwrite up to £4m of losses to ensure the medium and long-term future of its leisure services provider Kirklees Active Leisure.
Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has downgraded the credit rating of an NHS hospital Private Finance Initiative company after identifying “strained relationships” with its commissioning trust.
Additional grant funding of around £10bn will be required if the government is to meeting social housing demand, according to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee.
MSPs have launched an inquiry into Scottish local government finances aimed at working out whether Covid-19 will lead to a “new normal” in the way services are delivered.
Central government has failed to give local authorities enough clarity over long-term funding during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from the Public Accounts Committee.
