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Local authorities across England are to receive an extra £41m in government funding to cover costs for new enforcement powers through the Renters' Rights

Torbay Council will take back responsibility for delivering adult social care services from April 2027 after Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT)

Cotswold District Council has reported incoming financial pressure because of local government reorganisation (LGR), a Financial Performance report showed. The report said the authority’s

Halton Borough Council has set aside an investment of close to £2m for children’s services to reduce spending over time, a children’s services report

Liverpool City Council is set to approve a plan to administer a new £11.8m annual fund to support households facing financial crisis. Deputy council

The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) has issued guidance advising its members to vote against the revocation of binding climate-disclosure resolutions proposed by

North Hertfordshire Council has generated £1.87m in nine months from investments, a treasury management Q3 2025/26 review report showed. The £1.87m generated in 2025/26

Bury Council has secured £100m of funding to support a travel hub, which is scheduled to open this year. A report on the authority’s

North Norfolk District Council is set to spend £2.3m on nine temporary homes, a report on the Local Authority Housing Fund Round 4 showed.

Rotherham Council has set £5.2m for its crisis and resilience fund for 2026/27, with its allocation increasing by £300k compared to the fund’s value

Somerset Council has sold 25 assets bringing in revenues of £117.9m as at 31 January 2026, as part of its strategy to dispose of

Government funding per head of population at Shropshire Council is set to fall 29% below the national average by 2028/29, the authority has said.

Solace has called for “joined up systemic reform” of the social care system in light of The King’s Fund’s recent report. The membership network

Peterborough City Council has said efficiency was behind its decision to insource key services, with the authority beginning operations in areas such as recycling

A former Brunel partner fund has seen its funding level improve in 2025, according to a recent Pension Fund Board report. The £6.1bn Somerset

COSLA has called for local government in Scotland to be “re-empowered” to tackle the country's housing emergency. A new paper has set out a

A package of measures has been outlined by a working group made up of local authority leaders, chief executives and independent local government experts

Shropshire Council has reported an expected £49m overspend for 2025/26 with its general fund reserve balance forecasted to be £5m at the end of

Bradford Council has set out a plan to tackle poverty and hardship with a government grant allocation of £38.2m. The council is set to

Investments at Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council have outperformed expectations despite challenges in the property sector. The authority’s latest treasury management update shows that

Rother District Council is set to draw over £1m from reserves – up from a budgeted £694,000 – in the face of higher than

Forest of Dean District Council has targeted savings through its commercial strategy, a commercial and transformation strategy report showed. This is because the council

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has opened a new application round for best value commissioners and inspectors. The department is

The London Borough of Hackney Pension Fund, a London Collective Investment Vehicle (LCIV) partner fund, has seen its funding level rise to 138%. A

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has agreed to offer interest free loans to local authorities in the region “if and when they become subject