Dan Peters Ellie Ames 24 October 2023

DCN in cuts warning

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Image: nalc.gov.uk

Cultural services, community support and parks and green spaces are all at risk of cuts without a boost to the local government finance settlement, respondents to a District Councils’ Network (DCN) survey have warned.

Many councils indicated they will need to consider making efficiency savings in statutory services such as environmental (59%), planning (33%) and benefits support (32%).

Respondent councils said they were aiming to deliver an average of almost £800,000 in efficiency savings – equating to 9.3% of net revenue budgets on average and amounting to £62m in total.

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