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Councils cutting services to pay for social care, think tank warns
ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Councils cutting services to pay for social care, think tank warns

By William Eichler | 08 April 2026

Councils are raiding reserves and slashing non-statutory services to keep pace with a ‘precarious’ social care system, according to The King’s Fund.

FINANCE

Auditors' warning over £134m budget gap

By William Eichler | 05 March 2026

Shetland Islands Council faces serious pressure to address a projected £134m budget gap by 2029-3...

FINANCE

City council requests £15m exceptional financial support

By Dan Peters | 06 February 2026

Brighton & Hove City Council has requested £15m of exceptional financial support (EFS) from the M...

FINANCE

District councils propose council tax freeze

By Martin Ford | 02 February 2026

Lincoln City Council is the latest to join a small band of councils proposing a freeze on council...

FINANCE

CIPFA: Councils' demand and deficit risks deepen

By Ann McGauran | 20 January 2026

Councils are holding higher debt levels and lower usable reserves, leaving the system more levera...

FINANCE

Locality arrangements must be right to avoid remoteness between new unitaries and residents

By Kathy O'Leary | 16 December 2025

The recent removal of ‘remoteness’ as a factor in determining council funding through the Fair Fu...

FINANCE

Peer warning over Redbridge finances

By Joe Lepper | 21 October 2025

Redbridge LBC will be forced to seek exceptional financial support (EFS), a review has warned.

FINANCE

Transformation is not a one-off project

By Iain Murray | 10 October 2025

Convenient temporary financial fixes may keep authorities afloat, but do not build the foundation...

HOUSING

Stepping up to the housing challenge

By Martin Ford | 15 April 2025

With the Government intent on ramping up housebuilding figures, the delivery of accompanying infr...

REORGANISATION

East Sussex unitary 'probably most likely option'

By Dan Peters | 02 April 2025

A single tier East Sussex unitary of around 550,000 people is 'probably the most likely' reorgani...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Finances threaten 1.5m housebuilding target

By William Eichler | 20 March 2025

The pressure on social housing finances at the local level could undermine the Government’s ambit...

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