Councils wait on capitalisation directions

By Martin Ford | 20 April 2021

MPs have raised concerns after it emerged councils are still awaiting confirmation on emergency funding.

Senior officials told the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee that external reviews that will enable capitalisation directions to be implemented by councils that have struggled to balance their books during the pandemic have yet to take place.

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