William Eichler 24 January 2024

Councils set to receive £500m boost

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

The funding is expected to be announced this afternoon after being signed off by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

The announcement follows a warning on Monday from over 40 MPs that they were ‘exceptionally concerned’ about the state of local government finances.

A meeting of 50 council leaders in Westminster yesterday also warned of an impending ‘national crisis’ if more isn’t done to help councils meet the rising costs of temporary accommodation.

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