The Department for Health and Social Care needs to devise a capital strategy to address backlog in NHS maintenance work post-Covid-19, a report from the Public Accounts Committee has warned.
Transport for London has borrowed £169m in the last two months from the Public Works Loan Board, as it looks to tackle the financial losses resulting from Covid-19.
Up to 13 universities could go into negative reserves this year risking long-term security without a government bailout, according to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
The government has announced it is to allocate £1.57bn in grants and loans to museums, galleries, theatres, independent cinemas, heritage sites and music venues, in a bid to offset the financial...
Local government minister Simon Clarke said the government’s forthcoming devolution white paper will help the country’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Council investment in land and buildings has dropped for the first time since 2011-12, according to data from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Secretary of state Robert Jenrick has told local authorities he will “try his best” to secure more government funding for councils if it is needed as councils struggle to deal with financial burdens...
£500m additional Covid-19-related funding from central government is not enough to prevent cuts to local authority budgets, according to the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities.
Tuesday’s government announcement of infrastructure improvements will lead to more than £3bn extra spending this year relative to the Budget, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
An £80bn stimulus package is needed to regenerate the economy and reduce inequality in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Scottish Government has said.
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has been warned it could be forced into a section 114 notice in a CIPFA report which found a flawed process for setting reserve levels.
The UK will need a job protection scheme to respond to the highest unemployment since the early 1990s, according to a report from think-tank the Resolution Foundation.
London mayor Sadiq Khan has asked GLA Group members to consider recruitment freezes, spending cuts and the use of reserves as he seeks to deliver £500m of savings due to the financial hit from Covid-...
Liverpool City Council has submitted a £1.4bn post coronavirus recovery fund to the government, aimed to prevent a socio-economic crisis deeper than the 1980s recession.
The Centre for Public Scrutiny and CIPFA have released a new guide for local authorities in England to support effective financial scrutiny following the Covid-19 pandemic.
The National Audit Office has published new guidance to help audit and risk committees advise their organisations on financial management and reporting during the coronavirus pandemic.
