Autumn Budget Insights | LocalGov

Without reform, no Budget can fix local government

24/11/2025

Joanne Pitt, CIPFA Senior Policy Manager, argues the Autumn Budget must pair funding decisions with long-term reform to secure local government’s future.

Editor’s Comment: What local government wants from the Autumn Budget

17/11/2025

As councils face soaring pressures, the Autumn Budget Insights series outlines what local government leaders are calling on the Chancellor to deliver.

Autumn Budget Insights: Local government's digital imperative

14/11/2025

Civica argues that only a properly funded, people-centred approach to digital transformation can unlock productivity and protect vital services.

Autumn Budget Insights: A chance to rebuild councils

11/11/2025

Mike Short, head of local government at UNISON, argues that the Autumn Statement is a chance to protect services and staff, and renew local government.

Autumn Budget Insights: What the local government workforce really needs

04/11/2025

Pam Parkes, President of PPMA, argues that local government cannot deliver reform or growth without investing in its workforce.

Autumn Budget Insights: Time to deliver for adult social care

30/10/2025

With demand rising, the Autumn Budget offers a critical chance to secure sustainable investment for adult social care, writes ADASS President Jess McGregor.

Autumn Budget Insights: Saving supported housing

27/10/2025

Supported housing is on a financial knife-edge and needs emergency funding in the upcoming Budget, says Sarah Finnegan of the National Housing Federation.

Autumn Budget Insights: SEND reform needed to break vicious cycle

20/10/2025

Darcey Snape of the IFS warns that without urgent SEND reform, councils face growing deficits and families risk being let down.

Autumn Budget Insights: The local government balancing act

16/10/2025

Jonathan Werran, chief executive of Localis, explores how the Chancellor’s fiscal choices could shape local growth and investment for years to come.

Autumn Budget Insights: Can reorganisation and finance move in step?

10/10/2025

The Autumn Budget is a test of whether the Government can align fiscal policy with local government reorganisation (LGR), says Jonathan Carr-West, LGIU.

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