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23 Sep 21
The government must develop a flexible long-term funding strategy if it is to meet its target of eliminating rough sleeping by 2024, according to experts.
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22 Sep 21
A US company that supplies the UK food industry with carbon dioxide will receive “many millions” of pounds from the UK government to restart production and keep the sector supplied.
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22 Sep 21
Historic state pension underpayments resulted from repeated human error, and will cost the government at least £1bn to correct, according to the National Audit Office.
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22 Sep 21
The Treasury’s inaugural £10bn bond targeting investments in net zero projects, received more than £100bn of bids from the market, according to reports.
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22 Sep 21
Risks remain over whether the High Speed 2 rail line can be finished within its revised £98bn budget, according to MPs.
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21 Sep 21
The UK government borrowed more than expected in August, while inflation pushed up interest payments.
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21 Sep 21
Leicestershire County Council has agreed to use its own resources fund an increase of £23m in the funding gap on its capital budget.
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20 Sep 21
Tweaking the student loans system to boost public finances is “essentially impossible” without hitting average-earning graduates harder than their high-earning peers, according to Institute for...
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20 Sep 21
The decision to rebrand the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has been criticised by the sector, with one expert calling it a misstep.
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20 Sep 21
Thanet District Council’s leader has requested central government support to improve governance at the authority, following disciplinary issues and legal disputes.
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17 Sep 21
Fraud accounted for almost half of the tax lost in 2019-20, which is a much bigger problem than previously thought, a think tank has said.
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17 Sep 21
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will reportedly tighten fiscal rules to help reduce borrowing, after Covid-19 support measures saw national debt spike.
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17 Sep 21
Durham County Council has approved plans to fund the expansion of a local science and technology centre, which will be funded through its own resources.
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16 Sep 21
Local authorities will require a centralised strategy to ensure that net zero commitments are met, and councils are not forced to “go it alone”, according to a senior peer.
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16 Sep 21
Sheffield City Council expects social care pressures to make up more than 70% of a £43m funding gap this year, with further government support needed to ensure medium-term viability.
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15 Sep 21
Michael Gove has replaced Robert Jenrick as local government secretary, following Boris Johnson’s second cabinet reshuffle.
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15 Sep 21
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned that the social care sector will not get as much money as it needs under the new health and social care levy.
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15 Sep 21
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.
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14 Sep 21
Scottish National Party members have supported a motion calling for local authorities to be allowed a more permissive environment to raise revenues to help fund services.
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14 Sep 21
The level of scrutiny and financial management placed on the government’s £37bn Test and Trace programme was “disappointing”, according to a senior Treasury official.
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14 Sep 21
Local authorities in the UK will receive additional funding to help with the cost of resettling Afghan refugees, following the recent coup in the nation.
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13 Sep 21
Two senior officers at a borough council have been found guilty of creating a fake worker to defraud more than £40,000 from the authority.
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13 Sep 21
Healthcare services in England will likely require multi-billion-pound top-ups over the medium term if they are to avoid spending reductions, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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10 Sep 21
Swindon Borough Council has scrapped plans to acquire a local retail park, after it was advised the purchase would be “risky”.
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10 Sep 21
Derby City Council’s finance chief has voiced concerns about the authority’s position, after a budget gap of more than £11m emerged this year.
23 Sep 21The government must develop a flexible long-term funding strategy if it is to meet its target of eliminating rough sleeping by 2024, according to experts.
22 Sep 21A US company that supplies the UK food industry with carbon dioxide will receive “many millions” of pounds from the UK government to restart production and keep the sector supplied.
22 Sep 21Historic state pension underpayments resulted from repeated human error, and will cost the government at least £1bn to correct, according to the National Audit Office.
22 Sep 21The Treasury’s inaugural £10bn bond targeting investments in net zero projects, received more than £100bn of bids from the market, according to reports.
22 Sep 21Risks remain over whether the High Speed 2 rail line can be finished within its revised £98bn budget, according to MPs.
21 Sep 21The UK government borrowed more than expected in August, while inflation pushed up interest payments.
21 Sep 21Leicestershire County Council has agreed to use its own resources fund an increase of £23m in the funding gap on its capital budget.
20 Sep 21Tweaking the student loans system to boost public finances is “essentially impossible” without hitting average-earning graduates harder than their high-earning peers, according to Institute for...
20 Sep 21The decision to rebrand the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has been criticised by the sector, with one expert calling it a misstep.
20 Sep 21Thanet District Council’s leader has requested central government support to improve governance at the authority, following disciplinary issues and legal disputes.
17 Sep 21Fraud accounted for almost half of the tax lost in 2019-20, which is a much bigger problem than previously thought, a think tank has said.
17 Sep 21Chancellor Rishi Sunak will reportedly tighten fiscal rules to help reduce borrowing, after Covid-19 support measures saw national debt spike.
17 Sep 21Durham County Council has approved plans to fund the expansion of a local science and technology centre, which will be funded through its own resources.
16 Sep 21Local authorities will require a centralised strategy to ensure that net zero commitments are met, and councils are not forced to “go it alone”, according to a senior peer.
16 Sep 21Sheffield City Council expects social care pressures to make up more than 70% of a £43m funding gap this year, with further government support needed to ensure medium-term viability.
15 Sep 21Michael Gove has replaced Robert Jenrick as local government secretary, following Boris Johnson’s second cabinet reshuffle.
15 Sep 21Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned that the social care sector will not get as much money as it needs under the new health and social care levy.
15 Sep 21Tight 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.
14 Sep 21Scottish National Party members have supported a motion calling for local authorities to be allowed a more permissive environment to raise revenues to help fund services.
14 Sep 21The level of scrutiny and financial management placed on the government’s £37bn Test and Trace programme was “disappointing”, according to a senior Treasury official.
14 Sep 21Local authorities in the UK will receive additional funding to help with the cost of resettling Afghan refugees, following the recent coup in the nation.
13 Sep 21Two senior officers at a borough council have been found guilty of creating a fake worker to defraud more than £40,000 from the authority.
13 Sep 21Healthcare services in England will likely require multi-billion-pound top-ups over the medium term if they are to avoid spending reductions, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
10 Sep 21Swindon Borough Council has scrapped plans to acquire a local retail park, after it was advised the purchase would be “risky”.
10 Sep 21Derby City Council’s finance chief has voiced concerns about the authority’s position, after a budget gap of more than £11m emerged this year.
