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Javid ignores calls for more council funding

Whitehall has ignored local government’s calls for new council funding in 2017/18, leaving senior sector figures ‘hugely disappointed’.

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By Dan Peters | 21 February 2017

Whitehall has ignored local government's calls for new council funding in 2017/18, leaving senior sector figures ‘hugely disappointed'.

The local government finance setttlement, which was confirmed by communites secretary Sajid Javid last night, confirmed retrospective changes to the New Homes Bonus (NHB) and failed to find any new Whitehall funding for social care.

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