Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
Unison has said that getting the UK’s public services across the net zero line will require £140 billion of government funding by 2035.
Communities will be transformed with new schools, health services and transport links to support the delivery of thousands of new homes.
A government report has criticised Wirral Council for avoiding ‘difficult financial decisions’ as it looked to plug a £9 million budget hole.
The government is backing 477 locally-led, innovative projects that will help breathe new life into towns, villages and coastal communities.
Last week’s Budget announcement contained a stealth cut to funding for youth services worth more than £400 million over the next three years.
Two councils represented by Tory ministers have received funding from the ‘Levelling Up’ fund, despite being among the least deprived authorities in the UK.
The LGA has called on the government to provide urgent clarity on the future of the Community Renewal Fund, after successful projects have been delayed.
The government has announced that £66 million will provide safe and warm accommodation over winter for rough sleepers.
Two-thirds of people living in areas prioritised for levelling up funding want decisions on spending in their communities made locally and not by Whitehall.
Rishi Sunak has pledged a major increase in public spending, with total departmental spending set to increase by £150 billion by 2025.
The Museums Association has revealed that spending on museums and galleries by local authorities has fallen by 27 per cent in the past decade.
The LGA and NHS Confederation are calling on the Chancellor to use the Spending Review to provide genuinely new money for social care.
Increasing demand to help safeguard children will see future cost pressures in children’s social care increase by an estimated £600 million each year until 2024/25.
Council leaders have said that long-term investment in public sport and leisure facilities is key to supporting efforts to tackle health inequalities.
The government has announced that vulnerable renters struggling due to the impact of the pandemic will be helped by a new £65 million support
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