£330m to help people in Wales tackle cost-of-living crisis

The Welsh Government has announced a package of expanded measures to help people with the cost-of-living crisis.

Annual spend on children has plummeted, says YMCA

YMCA has revealed the annual spend per head on five-to-17-year-olds in England has plummeted from £158 in 2010/11 to just £37 in 2020/21.

£125 million for councils to support domestic abuse victims

The government has said that £125 million will be handed to councils to make sure safe accommodation spaces can provide victims with vital support services.

Bus routes face axe without funding extension

Councils are warning that essential bus routes may have to be axed from the end of next month if emergency government funding support is not extended.

Wales to consider visitor levy later this year

The Welsh Government has confirmed a consultation on proposals for a local visitor levy will launch in autumn 2022.

Funding reduction could impact road maintenance

Councils have warned that they will have to scale back road maintenance as local authorities face a £500 million funding reduction.

Councils given access to a share of £54.1bn in funding

Councils will have access to a share of £54.1 billion in funding for the coming financial year, including more than £1 billion for social care.

New Code of Practice to level out parking charges

Motorists are set to benefit from a government crackdown on rogue parking firms which will see fines slashed and a clearer appeals system created.

Number of workers on universal credit up by 1.3 million

The TUC has warned that millions of low-income workers face a ‘perfect storm’ this April with Universal Credit falling behind the cost of living.

Council spend on all culture halved across England

The Public Campaign for the Arts has found that local authority expenditure on all cultural services has halved across England since 2009-10.

£350 boost for millions to help with rising energy costs

Rishi Sunak has announced that millions of households will receive £350 of government support to help protect them from rising energy costs.

Plans to stimulate local economic growth not always effective

Government policies to stimulate local economic growth are not consistently based on evidence of what interventions are likely to be most effective.

Scotland sets up £1m fund to support social care staff

A new £1 million fund has been established by the Scottish Government to support projects which look after the well-being of staff working in social care.

Analysis shows local authority reserves have grown

CIPFA’s 2022 Financial Resilience Index shows that English local authority reserves have grown to £29 billion, up from £19 billion in 2019/2020.

Levelling Up plan published with significant devolution pledge

Michael Gove has published the government’s Levelling Up white paper setting out an ambitious blueprint to expand opportunities across the whole UK.

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