England’s largest councils will receive just 2p in government funding for every £1 of their rising costs over the next three years as government diverts money…[more...]
Care homes are being prevented from taking on the number of patients needed to ease pressure on hospital beds due to a shortfall in government funding,… [more...]
Downing Street officials are reportedly concerned that proposed reforms to special needs support may face opposition from Labour MPs, leading to potential changes in the plans.… [more...]
Households in rural areas face yearly council tax rises 'for the foreseeable future' under the Government’s plan to divert funding from the countryside to urban areas,… [more...]
Angie Sinclair, Devon County Council ’s director of finance, is due to retire at the end of March, but a process to hire a replacement for… [more...]