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Articles by Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton
The recovery continues
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 16 February 2026
Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton says the local government finance settlement is key to delivering faire...
There's no short cuts on the long road to recovery
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 11 February 2026
SIGOMA strongly backs the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods’ call for urgent action to sup...
The Recovery Grant: a vital tool to rebuild local communities
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 28 November 2025
Overall, the Government’s local government finance reforms appear to be a positive step forward o...
Fair Funding 2.0 next steps: Turning promises into action for deprived communities
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 08 September 2025
Full council tax equalisation and the use of deprivation indices mark a critical shift toward nee...
Investment is required in every part of the country
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 16 May 2025
Positive steps on local government finance need to be backed up by investment and cost-of-living ...
Resetting the funding system is vital
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 04 April 2025
SIGOMA’s latest report sets out the path to a more sustainable and equitable local government fun...
Final settlement is a huge leap forward
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 24 February 2025
The funding review should ensure the multi-year settlement delivers a period of sustainable, stab...
Fair Funding Review is a golden opportunity to fix finance system
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 16 December 2024
Council tax equalisation – a ‘reset’ in the system - would offset a decade of mismatched funding ...
The Government is serious about trying to fix funding
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 29 November 2024
The policy statement is a welcome first step in resetting the relationship between funding and ne...
All eyes on the Budget
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 17 October 2024
The hope is that the Budget may finally mark the beginning of some certainty for local government...
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