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Councils on the Brink! Asylum Crisis and Tax Hikes Push Local Finances to Breaking Point

The UK’s local councils are on the brink of financial collapse due to rising demands for services, the strain of the asylum system, and increased taxation

The Fashion Central

More than half of councils face insolvency over special needs spending – survey

The Local Government Association is calling on the Government to urgently address the issue in its spending review.

The Independent UK

Winter Appeal: ‘I was told I could stay in the UK — then kicked out of my asylum accommodation’

As our Winter Appeal hits £1million, we turn the spotlight on an official policy that’s making newly recognised refugees homeless

Evening Standard

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More people in England being buried or cremated by councils, survey finds

Local Government Association says cost to taxpayer for last-resort ceremonies has climbed to £6m a year

The Guardian - UK

Martin Lewis slams councils for acting like the ‘worst loan sharks’ over tax collection

The Local Government Association, which represents councils, said authorities should strive to work with people who are struggling to meet their council tax bills

The Independent UK

Local housing deals could deliver 200,000 new social homes over the next 30 years, council body argues

Exclusive: The Local Government Association wants longer-term commitment to house building

The Independent UK

UK cities need greener new builds – and more of them

Amid the growing local government bankruptcy crisis, as many as half of the local authorities in England and Wales might be forced to cut their green spaces budgets. The situation in Scotland and Northern Ireland is not much better. A survey by the Local Government Association in February 2024 found…

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UK council could go bust due to £60m hole in special needs spending

Parents fear government accountancy rules are severely impacting the chances of getting a care programme for Send children

The Guardian - UK

Why Nottingham and Birmingham will be followed by more cities running out of money

Almost a fifth of England’s council bosses have warned they are running out of money so badly that they will become effectively bankrupt this year or next. A report by the Local Government Association also indicates that nearly half think they will not be able to ensure the delivery of…

The Conversation

Councils say they are ‘held to ransom’ by private providers of children’s care

One child cost a local authority £63,000 a week and the number of placements has shot up to more than 1,500 from 120 five years ago

The Guardian - UK

London councillor behind ‘intimidating' letter to peers over Gaza ceasefire says he stands by his words

Email from Kingston councillor James Giles was sent to more than 19,000 elected members at town halls in England and Wales

Evening Standard

Councils ‘wasting millions’ on special educational needs legal disputes

There has been a ‘deeply worrying’ rise in legal challenges to council decisions about how to support children with additional needs, a report said.

The Independent UK

Pothole repairs on local roads in England sink to lowest level in five years

RAC calls on government to boost council funding as data shows road maintenance dropped by almost a third

The Guardian - UK

Panic attacks and malnutrition: Afghan family on what life is like in UK

Exclusive: Two years on from the Taliban takeover, one of the first Afghan families to arrive in the UK by small boat remains in Home Office limbo, as Nicola Kelly reports

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Councils ‘simply do not understand’ evidence given by Matt Hancock, inquiry told

A barrister for the Local Government Association said it does not believe a suggestion only two councils had plans for pandemic flu to be accurate.

Daily Mirror

Afghans who fled to Britain risk homelessness due to UK housing crisis

The warning comes from the Local Government Association as it prepares for its annual conference in Bournemouth, and as the UK is gripped by an 'acute' housing shortage

The Independent UK

Older people at risk of being excluded from digital world, says charity

Age UK said councils must remember when digitising their services that not everyone is online.

Liverpool Echo

Sexual health services at 'breaking point' as cases soar

Cases of gonorrhoea have more than doubled in the last year

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Complaints about non-surgical butt lifts ‘rising at alarming rate’ in UK

Industry body and local government call for action on ‘risky’ procedures and cosmetic treatment market

Wales Online

Man fed up waiting fills 20cm pothole, and is shocked by council response

Multiple drivers had reported the large hole in the road but no-one showed up to fix it, until Paul did it himself

Wales Online

Surge in pothole breakdowns sees drivers urged to report every road surface blemish

Common problems caused by potholes include damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs and distorted wheels

The Independent UK

Drivers urged to report every road surface blemish as pothole breakdowns soar

The AA, which issued the plea, said it wants authorities to ‘understand the true state of our roads’.

Daily Mirror

Parents scared to send children to school with minor colds since covid as absences soar

Some children are "struggling to leave home" with many more reporting anxiety and mental health issues, according to councils in England

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