Funding £50m budget gap means Kent faces ‘difficult’ decisions 14 August 2025 14 August 2025 by Jason Holland “Difficult money-saving decisions” will be necessary at Kent County Council as the Reform UK-led authority wrestles with an estimated budget gap of £50m next Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password LATIF 2025 Flagship One-Day Conference 18 September, 2025 09:00 - 17:00 155 Bishopsgate London, EC2M 3YD ABOUTAGENDAREGISTER Tech, Data & Finance Forum & Drinks Reception 14 October, 2025 10:00 - 16:00 One Moorgate Place London, EC2R 6EA ABOUTADVISORYATTEND News-in-Brief Cotswold identifies £11m gap between 2026/27 and 2029/30 Children in care costs drive £3.1m overspend at Telford & Wrekin West Midlands mayor looks for growth and affordable housing projects Brent pension fund reveals exposure to boycott list Children in care costs rising by £1bn per year North Devon to provide social housing again after more than 25 years Ealing draws down cash to fund capital Investment would ‘unlock pipeline of 50,000 council homes in London’ Bedford’s long-term debt reaches £73.6m Bury’s reserves fall by two-thirds since 2020
