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Council 'cliff edge' warning

Councils could face a ‘cliff edge’ if assessments of relative needs are fixed for five years and then reset under a new finance model.

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By Dan Peters | 30 May 2018

Councils could face a ‘cliff edge' if assessments of relative needs are fixed for five years and then reset under a new finance model.

Work carried out by the University of Essex discovered relative need changed significantly over time.

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