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Jason Holland

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Local-to-local market remains strong despite concerns over credit standing, MHCLG figures show

Borrowing

‘Broadly welcome’ or potential for ‘chaos’? Mixed local authority response to LGPS reforms

Andy Haldane: local growth plans should be defined over economic geographies

Thurrock and APSE: a dispute like no other that has broad financial and best value implications

‘Potentially unlawful’ activity uncovered at Woking in Grant Thornton report

ACCESS

Increasing pay in adult social care will wipe out much of extra Budget funding, warns Moody’s

Budget reaction: additional funding falls ‘far short’ but local government anticipates ‘lots more to come’

Budget: ‘significant’ funding increase includes £600m for social care and £230m for homelessness

David Green interview: PWLB tweaks, investment strategies and the liability benchmark

Results revealed: Treasury Investment & Current Affairs Survey 2024

MOTB: short-term measures and long-term mindset could tackle temporary accommodation crisis

Rayner scraps ‘payday loan premium’ for EFS councils and will address ‘shocking’ local government financial crisis

Council finances must be on ‘strong footing’ for devolution to work, says local government minister

‘If we don’t transform, we won’t exist’: innovating in a financial crisis

Kit Wheeler interview: ‘temporary accommodation is not a small problem that’s going away anytime soon’

Newham seeks EFS to stave off section 114 – but says only funding reform will prevent ‘exceptional becoming normal’

UBS pooled fund closure hits 15 authorities

Solutions to financial instability offered by local government organisations in joint letter to chancellor

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