Funding COSLA welcomes Budget but says much work still needed 10 December 2024 10 December 2024 by Editor The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has welcomed the increase in funding for local government provided in the Scottish Budget, but highlighted that “it will Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password LATIF 2025 Flagship One-Day Conference 18 September, 2025 09:00 - 17:00 155 Bishopsgate London, EC2M 3YD ABOUTAGENDAREGISTER LGPS Bonds Roundtable & Lunch 1 July, 2025 10:30 - 13:45 The Bloomsbury London, WC1B 3NN AGENDAPARTICIPANTSREGISTER News-in-Brief Government ‘should measure cost of inaction’ on social care Near £20m DSG pressure at Leeds could increase despite mitigating actions ‘Record levels’ of families in temporary accommodation confirmed by MHCLG ‘Positive step’ in formalising Liverpool tourism tax Councils ‘struggling to make investment case for preventative care’ Welsh fund scales up private market position West Midlands Pension Fund backs £81.5m SME lending strategy Carbon tax could push billions in ‘unavoidable’ costs onto councils Temporary accommodation costs triple in 12 months at Hackney New s151 appointed at Gloucester City Council