A severe housing shortage and lack of sustainable funding to replace sold social homes have forced councils to spend more than £1.7bn putting people into temporary accommodation, the Local Government...
Cuts to public health budgets following responsibility being transferred to local government restricted the expected benefits, the architect of the policy has said.
English councils have been asked again by the government not to pursue four-day working week pilots in “any format” as Whitehall commits to “exploring other measures” to prevent the practice.
Below-inflation funding and “consistently high” spending pressures have weakened the financial flexibility of councils and contributed to the credit rating downgrade of five authorities by Moody’s.
Mayoral combined authorities and sustainable local government funding could be critical to reducing regional inequalities, according to a report drawing on interviews with former ministers and senior...
The removal of rural bus routes has forced authorities to provide unsustainable ‘demand-responsive’ services and prompted the County Councils Network to call for additional money.
Continued budget pressures and likely Welsh Government funding cuts could leave councils with a £750m funding gap by 2027, university researchers have warned.
The unbudgeted costs from ongoing strikes and rising prices will force care leaders to cut services without additional government support, the NHS Confederation has said.
Elevated inflation and “intensifying” demand for temporary accommodation will force authorities to cut services amid a forecast £550m overspend this year, the District Councils’ Network has warned.
There is an urgent need to improve finance skills in order to understand and manage financial risks at a council in levelling up secretary Michael Gove’s constituency, the Local Government...
Growing confidence in UK policymaking in the year following the mini-budget has prompted ratings agency Moody’s to revise its credit outlook for the UK back to ‘stable’.
The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed that 43 more schools in England were constructed with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) and need refurbishment, bringing the total to 214.
Persistent high inflation and rising service demand have added another £1bn to council funding pressures in the next two years in just three months, the Local Government Association has warned.
Additional funding to maintain and improve the NHS estate would play an important role in improving performance and productivity and stop staff working around a huge backlog, researchers have said.
A proposal to freeze council tax next year risks “compounding councils’ ongoing underfunding”, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities has warned while criticising the lack of engagement with...
Continued strong progress on reforms aimed at delivering financial stability and improving governance could see the improvement panel at the London Borough of Croydon exit within two years.
Sustained public investment and devolution of local transport powers will reduce car use, improve road and rail connections and help meet climate change goals, the National Infrastructure Commission...
Continued high demand following more than a decade of funding cuts could put outer-London boroughs at risk of issuing Section 114 notices in the next 12 months, a senior officer has said.
An agreement with unions over a job evaluation scheme represents a “significant milestone” on the way to removing potentially discriminatory pay elements at Birmingham City Council, its leader has...
