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FINANCE
£1bn COVID grant still to be paid out to businesses
By Dan Peters | 30 August 2022
More than £1bn of the 2021-22 COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF) had not been paid out by the...
FINANCE
Unions plan more strikes
By Martin Ford | 30 August 2022
Scottish trade unions are planning further strike action after rejecting employers’ improved 5% p...
FINANCE
Sheffield looks to bridge £22m budget gap
By Martin Ford | 26 August 2022
Sheffield City Council is facing the challenge of reining in a budget overspend of almost £22m.
FINANCE
Pressure grows to raise housing benefits
By Martin Ford | 26 August 2022
Calls have been made to raise Local Housing Allowance (LHA) to prevent a surge in homelessness.
OMBUDSMAN
Shropshire warned over slow Ombudsman response
By Mark Conrad | 26 August 2022
England’s local government’s ombudsman has warned Shropshire Council over slow response times to ...
FINANCE
Medway calls for help to close £12m budget gap
By Martin Ford | 25 August 2022
Medway Council has demanded Government gets a grip on funding children’s services as it faces a b...
FINANCE
Watchdog 'deeply concerned' over council's finances
By Martin Ford | 25 August 2022
The Accounts Commission is ‘not confident’ Shetland Islands Council is ‘financially sustainable’.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Councils offered £6,000 to house asylum-seeking children
By William Eichler | 25 August 2022
Councils offered thousands of pounds in an effort to transfer unaccompanied asylum-seeking childr...
FINANCE
London boroughs lose 23k homes to Right to Buy
By Martin Ford | 24 August 2022
The capital’s council housing stock has shrunk by almost 6% over the past decade due to homes sol...
SCOTLAND
Scottish Labour proposes council funding overhaul
By Martin Ford | 24 August 2022
Local government funding in Scotland would be overseen by an independent body under an overhaul p...
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