Welsh local government funding faces shake-ups hoped to “eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy”, show the devolved administration trusts authorities and make the council tax system fairer.
Welsh ministers have tabled an improved pay offer for health staff in a bid to end ongoing strike action, having “drawn on reserves and underspends from across government” to find the money to...
Rising construction and labour costs have caused “slippages” and budget gaps in projects linked to a £1.3bn investment deal in south Wales, senior council officers have said.
Better collaboration between community groups and Welsh councils is crucial to maintaining services amid ever-tightening budgets, the national watchdog has said.
High inflation and increased demand mean local authorities in Wales still face difficult decisions next year despite an 8% funding increase, leaders have said.
The financially restrictive devolution settlement is holding back Wales’s ability to plan for the long term, an independent commission looking at the country’s future has argued.
Gwynedd Council is set to raise its council tax premium on second homes to 150% next year to help support the increase of homelessness following Covid-19.
More populated areas in Wales will receive less money from the UK’s post-Brexit development fund per person than sparsely populated areas due to an allocation formula a leading figure at the...
The Welsh government will give more than 500 people leaving care a guaranteed income of £1,600 per month for two years to help them along in their transition to adulthood.
The Welsh health service will need more money from the devolved government to deal with its large backlog of people stuck on waiting lists, a spending watchdog has said, before warning that funding...
A spending watchdog has advised a Welsh authority to seek ministerial assistance after continued governance problems meant it failed to make progress on statutory recommendations.
Young care leavers in Wales will have access to a minimum monthly payment from the government as part of a pilot scheme to test the effects a basic income might have on poverty, employment and health.
A Welsh council breached procurement laws on two occasions over a waste management contract with a subsidiary company, a spending watchdog has concluded.
The UK government’s lack of engagement with devolved administrations over the £2.6bn fund aimed at replacing regional European Union funding has strained relationships across the union,...
A continued lack of clarity over the responsibilities of officers and members at Powys County Council is “hindering effective scrutiny”, according to the Welsh spending watchdog.
Tight funding settlements will leave Welsh authorities with difficult decisions on which services to prioritise, as the nation recovers from Covid-19, according to its spending watchdog.
Powys County Council has agreed to wind down a housing maintenance joint-venture next year, halfway through the original contract term, and insource the services.
