Finance

£125 million for councils to support domestic abuse victims

15/02/2022 - 08:52

The government has said that £125 million will be handed to councils to make sure safe accommodation spaces can provide victims with vital support services.

Bus routes face axe without funding extension

15/02/2022 - 08:49

Councils are warning that essential bus routes may have to be axed from the end of next month if emergency government funding support is not extended.

Wales to consider visitor levy later this year

11/02/2022 - 10:29

The Welsh Government has confirmed a consultation on proposals for a local visitor levy will launch in autumn 2022.

Funding reduction could impact road maintenance

08/02/2022 - 09:44

Councils have warned that they will have to scale back road maintenance as local authorities face a £500 million funding reduction.

Councils given access to a share of £54.1bn in funding

08/02/2022 - 09:21

Councils will have access to a share of £54.1 billion in funding for the coming financial year, including more than £1 billion for social care.

New Code of Practice to level out parking charges

07/02/2022 - 14:16

Motorists are set to benefit from a government crackdown on rogue parking firms which will see fines slashed and a clearer appeals system created.

Number of workers on universal credit up by 1.3 million

07/02/2022 - 10:15

The TUC has warned that millions of low-income workers face a ‘perfect storm’ this April with Universal Credit falling behind the cost of living.

Council spend on all culture halved across England

04/02/2022 - 11:12

The Public Campaign for the Arts has found that local authority expenditure on all cultural services has halved across England since 2009-10.

£350 boost for millions to help with rising energy costs

03/02/2022 - 12:07

Rishi Sunak has announced that millions of households will receive £350 of government support to help protect them from rising energy costs.

Plans to stimulate local economic growth not always effective

03/02/2022 - 07:52

Government policies to stimulate local economic growth are not consistently based on evidence of what interventions are likely to be most effective.

Scotland sets up £1m fund to support social care staff

03/02/2022 - 07:26

A new £1 million fund has been established by the Scottish Government to support projects which look after the well-being of staff working in social care.

Analysis shows local authority reserves have grown

03/02/2022 - 07:17

CIPFA’s 2022 Financial Resilience Index shows that English local authority reserves have grown to £29 billion, up from £19 billion in 2019/2020.

Levelling Up plan published with significant devolution pledge

03/02/2022 - 06:49

Michael Gove has published the government’s Levelling Up white paper setting out an ambitious blueprint to expand opportunities across the whole UK.

Levelling up must not leave London behind

01/02/2022 - 15:15

A cross-party group of MPs has declared that Londoners must not be excluded from the benefits of the government’s levelling up plans.

National approach to levelling up is ‘ineffective’

01/02/2022 - 11:45

A new study has found that polices designed to address regional inequalities are less effective when undertaken in a national and centralised approach.