New research into social care for disabled people recommends further funding for local councils
New research into social care for disabled people shows how transformative social care can be for those receiving it, but it also demonstrates the…
Health, housing and social care providers can access flexible payment plans for TEC provision
Digital grouped living solutions provider Everon has announced a strategic partnership with Siemens Leasing to help health, housing and social care providers with the cost…
Report reveals social care now consumes 65 percent of a local authority’s entire budget
New analysis has revealed councils are spending over £200 per person more on children’s services and adult social care compared to a decade ago,…
Additional £64bn funding for councils welcomed by local government organisations
The Levelling Up Secretary has announced more than £64 billion in funding to bolster council budgets in England and ensure they can deliver frontline services.…
£400k funding to support voluntary and community sector projects that prevent digital exclusion
A new round of Digital Inclusion Funding worth £400,000 has been launched to support voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations working to help combat digital…
The cost of delivering council services to increase by almost 29 percent by 2024/25
Councils in England face a funding gap of £4 billion over the next two years, the Local Government Association (LGA) reveals. This is a £1…
CCN says Spending Review should provide funding for local authorities instead of ‘unfair’ council tax rises
England’s largest councils say that council tax cannot be the sole answer to filling a multi-billion shortfall over the next three years and argue that…
Councils allocated £1bn of additional support ahead of difficult winter period
Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed allocations for individual councils from the £1 billion of additional support, which will be used to ease pressure…
Adult social care accounts for £1.8bn of councils’ yearly spending pressures, report suggests
A new report from the lnstitute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has explored how the coronavirus pandemic has affected, and will continue to affect, councils’ budgets…