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London homelessness spending has soared by over 40%

30/09/2025

Spending on homelessness in London has increased by 42% over the last year, analysis has confirmed.

London Councils: Funding reforms could be ‘devastating’ for capital

22/08/2025

The Government must consider London’s ‘high levels of deprivation’ in the Fair Funding Review 2.0, says the cross-party group representing the capital’s councils.

Council warns of ‘most severe’ budget to date

21/08/2025

North Yorkshire Council has revealed it could be encountering its ‘most severe’ budget round yet.

Funding reforms ‘burden’ taxpayers, CCN warns

19/08/2025

Residents of county and rural regions will face ‘maximum council tax rises’ under the Government’s fair funding reforms, the County Councils Network (CCN) has warned.

LGA warning over fair funding transition

18/08/2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned proposed fair funding transition arrangements will not protect councils from cuts.

Reforms could push council into ‘S114 territory’, leader warns

28/07/2025

Leader of Surrey County Council has expressed concerns about the Fair Funding reforms and the financial challenges they pose.

Council tax could easily rise by 5% a year warn finance experts

06/10/2021

English councils will need billlions more from government and big tax rises to maintain services and pay for social care reforms, says new analysis published today by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

Discrimination twice as high among ethnic minorities in local services

12/04/2021

People from ethnic minority backgrounds are twice as likely to face discrimination when using local services, new research has suggested.

Districts win in latest allocations

28/04/2020

Districts have won a significantly higher share of funding in the latest allocations of government cash to help councils cope with coronavirus.

Councils face £6.5bn funding gap by 2025

06/03/2020

Local services are facing a £6.5bn funding gap over the next five years, town hall chiefs have warned today.

Poorer areas to lose 'hundreds of millions' under proposed changes

27/01/2020

Former ‘red wall’ areas are to lose millions of pounds under the fair funding review, analysis by LGA Labour Group has found.

Local government faces £25bn funding shortfall by 2025

09/09/2019

Local councils will face a £25bn funding gap by 2025 as funding reforms will shrink grants to almost zero, a new report has argued.

Fair Funding Review delayed until next year

05/09/2019

The Fair Funding Review and 75% business rate retention will be delayed until 2020-21.

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