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28 Mar 2025

OBR warns on council finances

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has identified UK council finances as a significant risk for the national economy, stating that the Government "has not yet…[more...]

28 Mar 2025

Spring Statement 2025

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has reduced the welfare budget further and increased defence spending in a Spring Statement aimed at kick-starting the economy. The Office for… [more...]

28 Mar 2025

UK living standards predicted to drop in second half of 2020s

Households will be an average of £1,400 worse off annually by the end of the decade, according to research. [more...]

28 Mar 2025

Half of English councils not confident in meeting statutory responsibilities in 2025-26

Half of English councils are worried they will not be able to meet their legal responsibilities in just over a year’s time, according to a poll. [more...]

25 Mar 2025

Councils braced for bigger cuts

The potential for further cuts to growth in local government funding has said to have “prompted serious jitters” within government ranks with Deputy Prime Minister Angela… [more...]