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.
Failure to consider impact of NICs hike on councils ‘major misstep’
18/06/2025 Government’s failure to consider the impact that the National Insurance Contributions (NIC) increase would have on councils was a ‘major misstep’, MPs say. |
Care leaders call for NIC bridging fund
04/04/2025 Care leaders have called for the creation of a ‘bridging’ fund to mitigate the impact of the rise in National Insurance Contributions (NICs). |
Care providers launch legal action over NICs rise
25/03/2025 Care England has launched legal action over the Government’s rise in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for care providers. |
Government votes to reject health and care NICs exemption
19/03/2025 The Government has voted to reject a Liberal Democrat amendment to exempt health and care providers from a rise in NICs. |
Report finds fall in provision of long-term care
28/02/2025 Councils provided long-term care to fewer people last year than they did a decade ago, according to a new report. |
Lords vote to exempt social care from NIC hike
26/02/2025 The House of Lords voted yesterday to exempt social care providers from a National Insurance hike set to come into force in April. |
Parliament rally calls on Government to tackle social care crisis
25/02/2025 Campaigners are gathering at Parliament today to call on the Government to address the social care crisis. |
Council funding gap 'unbridgeable'
11/02/2025 The Treasury has come under fire from peers for adding to councils' financial pressures with increased National Insurance contributions. |
Nursery fees set to jump 10%
11/02/2025 The rise in employers' national insurance will force most nurseries to increase their fees by 10%, a new survey has revealed. |
