Local services ‘will cost £8 billion more by 2024’
Councils in England face extra cost pressures of almost £8 billion by 2024/25 just to keep vital local services running at today’s levels, according to LGA analysis.
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Councils around the UK are marking Black History Month by engaging with staff and holding events and exhibitions.
More funding needed for council tax support
The LGA is calling for the Chancellor to use this month’s Spending Review to continue grant funding for council tax support schemes over the next three years.
£8.1 billion to ensure safe council housing
The total cost of delivering building safety standards across the entire council housing stock is £8.1 billion over a 10-year period, a report by Savills reveals.
Council housing waiting lists ‘could double’
The LGA has set out the case for building 100,000 green social homes for rent each year, in a new report ‘Building post-pandemic prosperity’.
Call for school-based counselling for all
Fully funded, school-based counselling needs to be available in all state-funded secondary schools and academies, to help support rising numbers of children and young people reporting mental health issues during COVID-19, the LGA has said.
A threat to local democracy
The LGA is calling for evidence on the abuse and intimidation councillors face.
‘Lost’ funding for almost 10 million potholes
More than 9.5 million potholes could be repaired or prevented by councils with the funding lost from local road maintenance budgets this year, the LGA has warned.