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Council pressures have 'increased significantly', says OBR

Councils face ‘growing risks to their financial sustainability’, the UK’s official forecaster has warned.

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Councils face ‘growing risks to their financial sustainability', the UK's official forecaster has warned.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said pressures from the statutory and demand-led services that local authorities deliver over the past decade had ‘increased significantly, notably in adult social care, children's social care, special educational needs and temporary accommodation'.

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