London and Greater Manchester pension funds invest £60m in renewable energy
Local government pension funds in London and Greater Manchester have invested £60 million in renewable energy as part of a new infrastructure investment scheme.
40 per cent funding reduction will devastate local services and communities, councils warn
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that a 40 per cent reduction in local government funding will result in a £10.5 billion blow to local services.
A survey conducted by the charity 4Children has found that two-thirds of managers said their budgets have been cut this year, with only four per cent reporting that their budgets had increased.
Care funding is a postcode lottery, with local authorities in the south paying more than those in the north for long-term care, according to a research conducted by Which?
7,000 council homes at risk from Right to Buy scheme
According to a study published by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) an estimated 7,000 council houses per year could be lost when the Right to Buy programme is extended to housing associations.
Public sector faces a decade of recalibration to adjust to lower budgets, report suggests
According to a joint report published by Deloitte and Reform, the public sector is set to face up to a decade of recalibration in order to adjust to lower spending budgets.
More investment into prevention could double council savings, report claims
A new study published by the Local Government Association (LGA) has found that for every £1 spent on initiatives to keep people healthy, almost double could be saved for the public purse within five years.
