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The estimated revenue cost pressures for Ceredigion County Council’s 2025/26 budget total £11.8m. Social care costs comprise 32% of the pressures, largely due to

Westminster City Council is forecasting a budget gap of £41.2m in 2026/27 and 2027/28, according to a business and financial planning report to be

West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF), which manages £20.5bn of assets, has decided to double its allocation to the inter-authority lending market from £100m to

The government approach to distributing compensation for higher National Insurance contributions (NICs) bills on the basis of their net spending on services as of

Durham County Council plans to invest £546m in infrastructure projects between 2025/26 and 2028/29. The investment is funded from multiple sources, including government grants

Redbridge Council’s Cabinet will be asked this week to approve a revised capital programme for 2024/25 to 2029/30 of £1,135.827m. The lion’s share of

West Berkshire Council has written to the government requesting exceptional financial support (EFS) of £16m. The authority has seen its reserves dwindle to an

Nottingham City Council will request exceptional financial support of a combined £35m for 2025/26 and 2026/27. This comprises capitalisation directions of up to £25m

Swindon Borough Council is requesting £14.7m in exceptional financial support (EFS) from the government to plug its 2025/26 budget gap. The authority said it

The District Councils’ Network (DCN) has criticised the “mad rush to impose mega councils on local areas” after the government indicated that areas earmarked

The government must “commit to funding councils up front” to deliver on devolution and local government reorganisation reforms and ensure any new unitary councils

Hospitality operator Nightcap has taken over the remaining 115-year lease of the i360 observation tower in Brighton, following Brighton & Hove City Council’s decision

The London Borough of Hounslow will draw upon £14m of reserves with further ringfencing of £14.1m of risk reserves to help cover a budget

Sharon Wroot is set to be appointed as interim chief executive at North East Lincolnshire Council, an authority where she has previously worked in

Durham County Council has said its forecasted budget gap of £23m in 2026/27 is of “significant immediate concern”. A medium-term financial plan (MTFP) report

Croydon Council is requesting a total of £136m in exceptional financial support (EFS) from the government for 2025/26 in the form of capitalisation directions.

The Devon Pension Fund, which has £6.2bn of assets, has called on Brunel Pension Partnership to review pooled investments linked to companies accused of

London CIV, the £32.8bn Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pool, has committed £100m to an affordable housing fund managed by Legal & General (L&G).

London CIV, the £32.8bn Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pool, has committed £100m to an affordable housing fund managed by Legal & General (L&G).

Rotherham Council is set to deliver 1,000 new high-quality homes. Updates to the authority’s Housing Delivery Programme will be considered at a Cabinet meeting

A plan to deliver 5,958 houses – including 1,452 affordable homes – has been approved by Hull City Council’s Cabinet. The authority’s ‘Housing Growth

Local government unions Unite, Unison and the GMB have issued a joint union pay claim for all council employees to receive a wage rise of

The District Councils’ Network (DCN) has said that, based on responses to Freedom of Information Act requests, the government has not commissioned independent research

A vast number of county and rural local authorities – 85% – are in a worse position now than where they were before the

The proposed Local Audit Office (LAO) “must not be seen as being politically influenced”, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said in response to a government