Articles by Lee Peart
Budget: £22.6bn rise in day-to-day spending for NHS
By Lee Peart | 30 October 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £22.6bn rise in the day-to-day health budget, representing 4...
Councils face 'social care blackhole'
By Lee Peart | 24 October 2024
Councils are facing a ‘social care blackhole’ in their finances, according to the Lib Dems.
Streeting promises 10-year plan for social care
By Lee Peart | 21 October 2024
Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has promised a 10-year plan for social care that w...
IFS: Councils should channel reserves into transformation
By Lee Peart | 10 October 2024
The head of devolved and local government finance at the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has su...
Prevention could deliver £11bn return on investment
By Lee Peart | 07 October 2024
Injecting more money into prevention could deliver an extra £11bn return on investment on current...
Leaders withdraw support for National Care Service Bill
By Lee Peart | 30 September 2024
Council leaders have withdrawn their support for the Scottish Government’s National Care Service ...
Promises, promises
By Lee Peart | 25 June 2024
The main three political parties’ manifestos were big on promises for health and social care but ...
LGA: Councils face £6bn funding gap
By Lee Peart | 06 June 2024
Councils in England face a £6.2bn funding gap over the next two years, Local Government Associati...
Axeing UKSPF will harm poorest areas
By Lee Peart | 04 June 2024
The IFS has warned axeing the UK Shared Prosperity Fund would hit poorer regions the most, but th...
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