Government subsidies have failed to cover the rising cost of temporary accommodation to councils across England since 2017-18 to the tune of £1.5bn, analysis by the Local Government Association has...
Lower borrowing but higher unemployment projections were part of the varied news the Office for Budget Responsibility delivered to Rachel Reeves before her Spring Forecast speech.
Giving local authorities control over a visitor levy would boost investment in local economies, but requires clearer definition of how funds raised can be reinvested, the Local Government...
Rachel Reeves has said stability in public finances, investment in infrastructure and reform to the economy are changing the UK for the better, and that any temptation to change course must be...
The government should look to radical changes to student loan repayments rather than tinkering with interest rates if it is serious about meaningful reductions on the squeeze on workers’ pay packets...
The government has hailed the success of its attempts to beef up the security of public sector IT systems, but cybersecurity experts have warned against complacency and say there is still much to do.
The PCS trade union has raised concerns over the government’s decision to name Capita as its preferred bidder for a £700m civil service payroll contract, pointing to the company’s performance on...
The Resolution Foundation has called on the government to use the Spring Forecast as an opportunity to expand its recently announced jobs guarantee, after data showed the number of young people aged...
The Scottish Parliament has approved the 2026-27 Scottish Budget, with a pledge to maintain its commitment to shield those on lower incomes and support investment in public services.
The introduction of tiered levels of support, SEND training for all teachers, and 60,000 new places for children with SEND are among the reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities...
The £1.5bn of exceptional financial support announced for a record 35 councils in the coming financial year has prompted concerns over the sector’s capacity to cope with demand.
A “de facto” bailout is not enough to take the pressure off the Northern Irish budget, with public sector pay deals among the biggest factors the Executive faces, a spending watchdog has warned.
The government must engage with the looming impact of greatly increased SEND home-to-school transport costs, the County Councils Network insisted while publishing its estimate of the future financial...
The government’s decision to go ahead with local elections in 21 areas originally slated to hold delayed ballots in 2027 has been labelled a ‘fiasco’ by the Institute for Government.
Prisoners are not getting adequate healthcare during their sentences and the issue is having an impact on reoffending rates, according to the Social Market Foundation.
The government should tie reforms to council tax and social care together in order to fix the broken system, according to the Social Market Foundation.
New powers allowing the Department for Work and Pensions to check the bank accounts of benefits claimants must have appropriate safeguards in place, the Public Accounts Committee has urged, amid...
The scale of the OBR’s Budget day information breach was vastly underestimated, according to a report by the National Cyber Security Centre, which has issued recommendations hoping to prevent a...
The fallout from the Peter Mandelson saga has seen the government vow to beef up its commitment to standards in public life and outline a series of actions designed to rebuild trust in public...
English councils’ first multi-year finance settlement in a decade has been laid out, with the government claiming it is the most significant step yet to make the sector more sustainable, delivering...
The government has confirmed it will write off the bulk of local authorities’ historic SEND deficits following the publication of the final local government settlement – however councils warned the...
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has demanded the Welsh government do more to tackle poverty, pointing out that deprivation has deepened – especially those in very deep poverty.
