Finance

£100 million for Welsh neighbourhoods

04/03/2025 - 11:29

Wales is set to receive £100 million of funding through the government’s Plan for Neighbourhoods to tackle deprivation and turbocharge

NAO publishes report on local government financial sustainability

03/03/2025 - 11:54

The National Audit Office has published a report looking at financial sustainability in local government.

London Growth Plan to benefit Londoners by £11,000 each year

28/02/2025 - 10:39

The mayor of London and London Councils have announced their London Growth plan which aims to turbocharge economic growth and boost productivity and prosperity across the capital.

Scottish Budget Bill approved by Parliament

26/02/2025 - 10:24

The 2025-26 Scottish Budget has been approved by Parliament, which will invest £21.7 billion in health and social care services.

Welsh Government publishes 2025-26 budget

21/02/2025 - 10:31

The Final Budget 2025-2026 has been published in the Senedd, with an extra £100 million for public services.

Councils to receive exceptional support

21/02/2025 - 10:16

Councils that are in exceptional need of help are set to receive letters confirming government support to help balance their budgets.

Half of councils warn of insolvency over SEND spending

19/02/2025 - 10:26

A survey has found that over

LGA warns of £8 billion funding black hole

14/02/2025 - 11:12

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that councils could face an £8 billion funding black hole by 2028/29 without urgent action

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£1 million to bring London communities together

14/02/2025 - 11:08

The mayor of London has announced more than £985,000 investment to support communities across London, in a movement to unite Londoners together against hate.

London Coucils demand more funding in Spending Review

13/02/2025 - 10:55

Following an analysis that has revealed that boroughs will suffer from a £500 million shortfall in the coming year, London Councils are calling on the government to consider better council investment in the government’s Spending Review, set to be announced this spring.

Scotland publishes local government expenditure and income stats

05/02/2025 - 11:39

Scotland's chief statistician has published figures of local government finance in 2023-24.

Final Settlement confirmed for council budgets

04/02/2025 - 10:50

The final Settlement for council funding has been confirmed by the government with more than £69 billion going to English councils.

Chancellor announces Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor

29/01/2025 - 11:12

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to unveil her plans to kickstart the economy in her new plans to deliver the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor that will boost the economy by up to £78 billion by 2035.

Scotland agrees on Budget arrangements

29/01/2025 - 10:23

Agreements have been reached with the Scottish Liberal Democrats and the Scottish Green Party to support the 2025-26 Budget.

Social housing financial overview published

09/01/2025 - 10:20

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has published its 2024 Global Accounts, providing a financial overview of private registered providers of social housing for the year up to 31st March 2024.