Sustained long-term funding and higher local authority retention of right-to-buy sales hold the key to meeting affordable homes targets, experts have said.
Thurrock Council could be forced to make £2m of cuts this year despite using millions of pounds from its reserves, amid a 10% drop in investment income.
New prime minister Liz Truss has been urged by council leaders to stand by her pledge to allocate more funding to social care as inflation bears down on their authorities’ budgets.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has received minded approval from the government over £20m of exceptional financial support in 2022-23 amid “significant concerns” over the authority’s...
South Cambridgeshire District Council is considering plans for a three-month trial of a four-day working for desk staff, to help improve staff recruitment and retention.
Boris Johnson’s ministers rushed out a series of announcements that will impact on local government finances in the final three days of his leadership.
Government-appointed commissioners helping Slough Borough Council get its finances back on a sustainable footing have had their powers extended to cover senior officer recruitment.
The government has reached an agreement with Transport for London to supply £1.2bn of funding and additional capital support to avoid a “managed decline” in services.
External auditors for South Somerset District Council have issued a statutory recommendation after officers failed to seek legal action and make the finance director aware of an exit settlement.
Councils are shelving long-term capital projects to focus on shorter term budgetary pressures brought on by rising prices without additional funding, an expert has said.
Councils have been urged to give greater consideration to property ownership and asset sales before accusing residents of deliberately making themselves poorer to receive funded care, the Local...
The Scottish audit watchdog has raised concerns that Shetland Islands Council lacks a clear plan on how it will fund a forecast medium-term budget gap of up to £142m.
Four men will appear in court having been charged following a police investigation into allegations of financial irregularity at Lancashire County Council.
Council leaders and transport bodies welcomed the final extension of Covid-19 bus funding, but warned a long-term settlement is crucial to improving local travel services.
