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Nearly a third of councils in poor areas considering bankruptcy

At least 30% of councils in some of the poorest areas of the country are considering declaring effective bankruptcy this year or next, it has emerged. A survey of 47 local authorities in the North, the Midlands and on the South Coast revealed the ...

28 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Councils claim funding settlement benefits wealthier areas

Important elements of the funding settlement for councils this year disproportionately benefit richer areas and fail to take into account a range of growing demand pressures, according to local authorities serving some of the poorest communities....

22 Jan 2024 at 09:05

Analysis shows absence of levelling up in council funding

Large disparities in the core spending power of councils in the poorest and wealthiest areas caused by previous austerity measures have only marginally narrowed in the last two years, new analysis shows. Data shared exclusively with the PA news ...

15 Feb 2023 at 13:39

Councils in last-ditch plea to PM over ‘knife-edge’ finances

Councils have warned the Prime Minister of a surge in effective bankruptcies unless he makes a last-minute intervention to boost next year’s financial settlement for local government. A letter from council leaders to Rishi Sunak, exclusively ...

14 Dec 2023 at 07:20

Senior council leader ‘confident’ of more spending review support for the poor

A senior Labour figure in local government has said he is “confident” the spending review will boost council funding as he called for further measures to support people struggling in poorer areas. Sir Stephen Houghton, leader of Barnsley ...

09 Jun 2025 at 17:21

Labour local government leader backs Starmer ‘without emerging alternative’

The absence of an alternative potential leader emerging after weeks of turmoil for the Government means Sir Keir Starmer should be supported for now, a leading Labour figure in the north of England has said. Sir Stephen Houghton, who ...

16 Sept 2025 at 17:49

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