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FINANCE
Worcestershire CC budget: Social care costs and local government funding pressures
By Phil Rook | 04 November 2026
Rising social care costs and funding uncertainty are a challenge as Worcestershire prepares for reorganisation, says Phil Rook.
BUDGETS
Budget: EFS set to soar next year
By Heather Jameson | 03 November 2026
The ‘outrageous’ use of exceptional financial support (EFS) is set to continue, with no new measu...
HR
Fresh equal pay warning
By Dan Peters | 30 October 2026
Councils could face a fresh wave of equal pay litigation under Whitehall reforms as HR cuts make ...
REORGANISATION
April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 29 October 2026
Ministers have insisted Whitehall is ‘committed to seeing local government reorganisation through...
FINANCE
Council funding: Priorities for devolution and financial sustainability
By Tracy Bingham | 29 October 2026
Councils need fairer funding, greater fiscal powers and long-term certainty to deliver sustainabl...
FUNDING
New research supports a credible alternative to PWLB borrowing
By Karl Harder | 29 October 2026
Citizen lending can help councils to save money while deepening engagement, writes Karl Harder.
AUTUMN BUDGET
Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
By William Eichler | 28 October 2026
Mayors and local leaders will receive £285m of Good Growth funding and will have new borrowing po...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
By Martin Ford | 28 October 2026
A raft of new mayors and long-awaited ‘fiscal devolution roadmap’ have been announced by the Gove...
BUDGETS
Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
By Heather Jameson | 28 October 2026
Chancellor John Healey has launched his first Budget, promising to ease pressure on families and ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
A national care promise needs a local delivery guarantee
By Paul Burstow | 27 October 2026
A National Care Service needs sustainable funding, clear accountability and local capacity to del...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Councils must be 'convenors' on rough sleeping, says LGA chair after No10 summit
By Neil Merrick | 27 October 2026
The chair of the Local Government Association has called on councils to act as ‘convenors’ after ...
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