10 ways councils are making budgets go further
Discover 10 ways councils are stretching budgets further, from digital transformation and energy efficiency to community partnerships and data-driven decision-making.
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
