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How the government can support road improvements

16/04/2024

Jake Michael, RS Bonds, sets out a number of ways the Government can help local authorities improve the condition of the local road network.

Defra withholds £6m of air quality funding

16/04/2024

Around £6m in funding promised to local authorities to help tackle air pollution will be withheld, a Defra spokesperson has confirmed.

Councils face £332m youth homelessness shortfall

15/04/2024

Local authorities in England are facing a £332m annual shortfall in youth homelessness funding, new research has revealed.

Schools face losing over £1bn, think tank warns

11/04/2024

A decline in the number of school-age children could lead to schools losing over £1bn in funding by 2030, education experts warn.

Councils publish pothole battle plans

10/04/2024

Local authorities have published which pothole-stricken roads will benefit from the first tranche of an over £8bn package of reallocated HS2 funding.

Seven heritage projects allocated nearly £15m

09/04/2024

Seven heritage projects across the UK have been allocated £14.8m by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to ‘reimagine and protect’ historic sites.

IFS: £2.5bn Sure Start delivered ‘substantial benefits’

09/04/2024

Children eligible for free school meals who grew up near a Sure Start centre performed up to three grades better at GCSEs than those further away, IFS finds.

Green Liverpool projects win European funding

08/04/2024

Greening projects designed to complement new active travel routes in Liverpool will be funded by a European climate grant worth almost £80,000.

Scottish councils’ debt is one-and-a-half times funding

08/04/2024

The debt of councils in Scotland is more than one-and-a-half times the latest local government funding settlement, the Scottish Conservatives have found.

Council responds to ‘Daventry Banksie’ pothole complaints

08/04/2024

West Northamptonshire Council has responded to an anti-pothole protester with a computer-generated image of a roadside sign laden with song titles.

Museums and libraries receive £33m cash injection

26/03/2024

Nearly 70 museums and libraries across England are to receive £33m in the latest round of the Government's Cultural Investment Fund.

Councils get £295m boost for food waste collections

26/03/2024

Councils in England will share up to £295m in funding to help them introduce weekly food waste collections, Recycling Minister Robbie Moore has announced.

Scottish councils in tax U-turn

25/03/2024

Argyll and Bute and Inverclyde councils had both voted to raise tax in defiance of the Scottish Government's efforts to secure a nationwide freeze.

Bristol SEND services get £54m bailout

25/03/2024

Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services in Bristol are to receive a nearly £54m bailout, the Government has confirmed.

DfT hands councils £38m for road safety

22/03/2024

Ministers have announced £38.3m to improve the safety of 17 high risk local roads in England.

EV charge point rollout gets £185m boost

21/03/2024

Forty-four local authorities are set to receive a share of £185m to help accelerate the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

Winners announced on £40m signals cash

21/03/2024

The Department for Transport has published the list of 80 councils sharing £40m to upgrade traffic signals.

PAC: Government has ‘no roadmap’ for fixing social care

20/03/2024

The Government has ‘no roadmap’ for fixing the failing social care system and ‘nothing meaningful’ in place that might demonstrate progress, MPs warn.

Only a third of councils have enough childcare places

19/03/2024

Only a third of English councils are reporting sufficient childcare for parents working full-time, a new survey has revealed.

ALARM: Pothole-riddled roads need £16bn investment

19/03/2024

The condition of roads in England and Wales has continued to decline despite councils spending £143.5m filling in two million potholes this financial year.

CCN: Two-thirds of council budgets spent on care

18/03/2024

Council chiefs have called for an ‘honest discussion’ about services as new research reveals local authorities spend two-thirds of their budgets on care.

Adult social care receives £20m boost

15/03/2024

The struggling adult social care system is set to benefit from a £20m boost, the Government announced today.

Adult social care requests hit record high

13/03/2024

The number of new requests for adult social care support have hit an unprecedented two million, a health and social care charity has revealed.

The elephant in the budget

12/03/2024

The budget provided support to strengthen growth, but bolder action is required to tackle finances, says Amanda Kelly, local government lead at PA Consulting.

Combined authority set to approve £45m transport scheme

12/03/2024

A multi-million-pound transport scheme is set to transform the centres of Harrogate, Selby and Skipton.

Budget: West Midlands to get £15m culture funding boost

06/03/2024

West Midlands Combined Authority is to get a £15m boost in funding for culture, heritage and investment projects in the region, the chancellor has announced.

Budget: Household Support Fund extended

06/03/2024

A scheme aimed at supporting the most vulnerable households will be extended for another six months, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced in the Budget.

Brum members approve £300m of cuts

06/03/2024

Councillors at Birmingham City Council have signed off on £300m of cuts over two years and dramatic council tax increases.

Basic efficiency savings all ‘long gone’, Chancellor told

05/03/2024

No more 'basic efficiencies' left to make, leaders tell Chancellor in response to reports he will call for consultants and diversity schemes to be cut.

Chancellor needs to show compassion to most vulnerable

05/03/2024

Cllr Elizabeth Campbell, leader, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, urges the Chancellor to renew the Household Support Fund.

Councils in crisis: time to stop the cycle of decline

04/03/2024

Claire Ward, partner and local government sector specialist at Anthony Collins, discusses the state of local government finances ahead of the Spring Budget.

Less than 20% of levelling up projects completed

04/03/2024

Fewer than a fifth of projects backed by the Government's £3.6bn Towns Fund were on track to be completed by the end of February, FOI requests have revealed.

Council funding crisis ‘existential’

01/03/2024

Local government’s funding crisis threatens to derail ambitions to level up the north of England, it has been claimed.

More areas get level four devolution powers

01/03/2024

West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and the Liverpool city region will all receive level four devolved powers, local government secretary Michael Gove has announced.

Majority of northern councils face ‘financial failure’ within five years

01/03/2024

More than half of councils in the north of England are at risk of ‘financial failure’ within the next five years, analysis has found.

Councils set for £2.5bn in exceptional financial support

29/02/2024

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has agreed to grant 19 local authorities ‘in principle’ capitalisation directions worth almost £2.5bn.

£220m boost for homelessness services

28/02/2024

The Government has announced £220m for councils to prevent families from becoming homeless and provide support for people sleeping rough.

Eastbourne BC to vote on declaring housing emergency

28/02/2024

Eastbourne BC, the local authority behind a recent Westminster summit on the temporary-accommodation crisis, will today vote on declaring a housing emergency.

Twenty-four mental health hubs announced

28/02/2024

Twenty-four early support hubs are set to be rolled out in local communities across the country to provide mental health support for young people.

Councils should be given more flexibility over fund, says LGA

27/02/2024

Councils should be given more flexibility over funding, a senior councillor has said in the aftermath of reallocated funding from HS2.

Durham secures £6m to tackle homelessness

27/02/2024

Durham County Council has successfully secured over £6m in funding to tackle homelessness.

£4.7bn local transport cash to support 'smaller cities and towns'

26/02/2024

Local authorities in the North and Midlands have been given a capital boost under a £4.7bn Local Transport Fund, and have a year to prepare plans.

Stoke-on-Trent warns services may be ‘stripped to the bone’

26/02/2024

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has warned its budget plans rest on a bid to secure an extra £42.2m in Government funding.

EXCLUSIVE: Councils offered second chance to claim housing cash

22/02/2024

Civil servants have issued a last-minute invitation for councils to claim cash from a fund that has suffered from poor take up by local authorities.

Council chiefs call for review of Ukrainian refugee scheme

19/02/2024

Council leaders have called for an urgent review of funding for Ukrainian refugees as 9,000 have reported as homeless and more need longer-term support.

Two thirds of councils expect to miss waste reform deadline

15/02/2024

Councils have urged Government to reconsider its ‘unrealistic’ waste reform deadline after research found authorities face shortfalls to fund the changes.

Khan pledges £15m for domestic abuse services

14/02/2024

Projects that support survivors of domestic abuse in the capital will receive an extra £15m, the major of London has announced.

Scottish council chiefs call for £45m uplift guarantee

12/02/2024

Leaders in Scotland have called for a guarantee the £45m Barnett consequentials from a £600m increase to the English finance settlement will be passed on.

Drug-related deaths up by 80%

09/02/2024

Financial uncertainty is undermining local efforts to battle drug addiction, council chiefs warn as report finds drug-related deaths are up 80% over a decade.

Nearly 120 RAAC-affected school buildings to be rebuilt

09/02/2024

Nearly 120 school buildings containing dangerous concrete will be rebuilt or refurbished, the Government has confirmed.

Welsh government announces £25m for councils

07/02/2024

The Welsh government has announced an additional £25m to support cash-strapped local authorities in 2024-25.

Medway requests emergency £14.6m loan

06/02/2024

Medway Council has asked the Government for an emergency loan of £14.6m to help the struggling local authority avoid effective bankruptcy.

Dover issues s114 warning over funding withdrawal

05/02/2024

A council could be at risk of issuing a section 114 notice if it is left to shoulder the costs of port biosecurity checks.

Gove sheds light on productivity plans

05/02/2024

Michael Gove has released further details of the Government's productivity plans, including a clampdown on consultants and diversity schemes.

Household Support Fund doubt leaving councils ‘in limbo’

05/02/2024

Councils have urged the Government to commit to extending the Household Support Fund (HSF) at a time of ‘record demand’.

£90m announced from shaved-back youth fund

02/02/2024

A further £90m in grant funding will be allocated to youth services from a scaled-back fund worth ‘over £300m’.

Hants seeks to avoid cost risk on £125m scheme

02/02/2024

Hampshire County Council is facing a funding gap on the A326 North Waterside Improvements scheme, if cost increases go beyond a current estimate of £125m.

Council to consider levelling up fund judicial review

30/01/2024

Durham County Council will consider seeking a judicial review into how the Government allocated levelling up funding after the authority spent £1.2m on failed bids.

Council leaders demand right to set tax levels

26/01/2024

Local authority leaders in Scotland have renewed their fight to set their own council taxes – despite the pledge of a freeze by first minister Humza Yousaf.

Havering warns of S114 after ‘minuscule’ funding boost

26/01/2024

Havering Council will be forced to declare effective bankruptcy ‘by the end of February’ if the Government fails to provide more funding, leader warns.

Council leaders cautiously welcome £600m boost

24/01/2024

Council leaders have welcomed the announcement of a £500m boost to social care budgets but caution they still face ‘difficult decisions’.

Councils set to receive £500m boost

24/01/2024

The Government is expected to announce an extra £500m in funding as part of the 2024-25 local government finance settlement.

Homelessness costs could spell ‘end of local government’

24/01/2024

The increasing cost of homelessness could lead to more councils declaring effective bankruptcy and the ‘end of local government’, council leaders warn.

Report calls for more devolution to boost creative industries

23/01/2024

The further devolution of powers and funding connected to culture will help tackle economic stagnation and will boost to local communities, study finds.

Concern over waste reform costs

22/01/2024

Fears have been raised that more financial pressures could be heaped on councils as a result of waste reforms.

Underfunding of planning teams barrier to growth

22/01/2024

Nine out of 10 SME home builders have warned that underfunded local authority planning departments are hindering the construction of new housing.

Conservative MPs call for emergency funding for councils

22/01/2024

MPs representing county areas have called on the Government to provide emergency funding to cash-strapped councils to prevent further cuts to local services.

Middlesbrough council leaders vote to apply for £15m bailout

18/01/2024

Council leaders at Middlesbrough Council have voted unanimously to apply for a £15m bailout from the Government to avoid effective bankruptcy.

Cash-strapped councils struggling to reunite families

17/01/2024

Children in care are unable to reunite with their families due to the financial pressures local authorities are currently facing, survey of councils reveals.

MPs criticise ‘glacial’ progress of levelling up projects

16/01/2024

Mandarins from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities faced the Public Accounts Committee.

Care providers closing due to ‘perilous’ environment

16/01/2024

Social care services are facing a situation that is ‘more perilous than ever’ with 43% of providers closing services or handing back contracts, study reveals.

Notts council seeks ‘exceptional financial support’

16/01/2024

Nottingham City Council has joined the list of local authorities who have requested ‘exceptional financial support’ from the Government.

Combined authority approves £600,000 for athletics championship

15/01/2024

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has approved an extra £600,000 to go towards the cost of hosting the 2026 European Athletics Championships (EAC).

New £1.5m package to support school leaders launched

15/01/2024

The Government has announced a new £1.5m package to help support the mental health and wellbeing of school and college leaders.

Thurrock avoids 10% council tax hike

12/01/2024

Cash-strapped Thurrock Council has pledged residents will not face a 10% council tax rise – but still needs to confirm how much extra they must pay.

Councils lobby for extra support ahead of final finance settlement

12/01/2024

Councils have begun 2024 by urgently lobbying Whitehall over extra financial support amid widespread concern the provisional finance settlement falls far short of what’s needed.

2024: an epochal year of change and transition

12/01/2024

Jonathan Werran, chief executive, Localis looks at what is coming down the tracks for local government in the year ahead.

DWP fails to commit to continuing Household Support Fund

08/01/2024

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has failed to commit to making the Household Support Fund (HSF) available to councils in 2024-25.

Fears over digital switchover costs

08/01/2024

Councils face multi-million pound bills as a result of the digital switchover of the telephone system.

Council finances ‘worsened’ since finance settlement

08/01/2024

The financial position of local authorities in urban areas has ‘worsened’ since the finance settlement last month, warns local government campaign group.

Government launches Storm Henk flood fund

08/01/2024

Local authority areas that have been hit by flooding in the wake of Storm Henk are now able to apply for financial support.

Somerset Council warns of ‘heart-breaking’ cuts

08/01/2024

Public toilets, theatres, and leisure services in Somerset are set to be hit by cuts as the unitary authority attempts to bridge a £100m budget gap.

Suffolk council potentially facing ‘hundreds of job losses’

05/01/2024

Plans to save Suffolk County Council £11m by restructuring its workforce could result in ‘hundreds of job losses’, Unison has warned.

Two thirds of Housing Infrastructure Fund left unspent

05/01/2024

Two-thirds of the £4.2bn Housing Infrastructure Fund remains unspent more than six years after its launch, despite the housing shortage, according to reports.

Nottingham commissioners would 'undermine senior officers'

04/01/2024

Nottingham City Council has urged the Government not to send in commissioners to oversee the running of the authority.

Welsh minister backs tax reforms

03/01/2024

One of the candidates to become first minister of Wales has backed reform of council tax.

Scottish budget ‘missed opportunity’ for reform

03/01/2024

The Scottish budget is a ‘missed opportunity’ for delivering on public service reform, local authority leaders in Scotland have told Holyrood.

Support programme for libraries launched

03/01/2024

A charity representing public libraries has launched a support programme for council library services facing spending cuts.

'A lot to be done' to improve councils' governance

02/01/2024

There is ‘a lot to be done’ to improve management in failing local authorities, the sector watchdog’s chair has said.

Council tax freeze to cost £156m

02/01/2024

Scottish councils face a real terms cut of up to £156m next year as a result of the council tax freeze, new research has found.

Dismay as HS2 funds rerouted to fix potholes in London

21/12/2023

The Government’s decision to redirect HS2 funding to fix potholes in London under the Network North plan has been strongly criticised by Northern leaders.

London boroughs’ share of HS2 pothole fund confirmed

20/12/2023

Allocations for a £235m funding pot aimed at fixing London’s pothole-strewn roads have been confirmed by the Government.

Fund to go to town centre 'champions'

19/12/2023

New guidance for the government’s £1.1bn ‘long term plan for towns’ has confirmed the boards in charge of spending the cash should be led by a local independent chair who will act as a ‘champion’ for the town.

Nottingham holds public event to discuss cuts

18/12/2023

Nottingham City Council has announced it will be holding a public event this week to give residents more details on its financial difficulties.

Council funding to increase 6.5%

18/12/2023

Local authorities are set to see their funding increase by 6.5% as the Government attempts to prevent more councils from declaring effective bankruptcy.

Bradford warns of possible s114

15/12/2023

Bradford Council has warned that it will have to issue an s114 notice, effectively declaring bankruptcy, unless the Government provides ‘exceptional’ support.

Urban councils warn of S114 ‘surge’

14/12/2023

Local authority leaders have warned the PM that the new year could see a ‘surge’ of effective bankruptcies unless there is a last-minute intervention.

£80m to regenerate brownfield sites now available

12/12/2023

Up to £80m is now available for local authorities across England to deliver thousands of new homes on brownfield sites.

Live Labs Centre of Excellence open for business

08/12/2023

An £8.5m Government-funded research project into building and maintaining roads with low-carbon and recycled materials now open for submissions.

Gov announces £70m charge point pilot

06/12/2023

The Government has launched a £70m pilot scheme to boost the rollout of ultra-rapid electric vehicle charge points in motorway service areas.

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