Funding West Berkshire requests £16m EFS amid dwindling reserves 10 February 2025 10 February 2025 by Editor West Berkshire Council has written to the government requesting exceptional financial support (EFS) of £16m. The authority has seen its reserves dwindle to an 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 Summit Future Directions & Dinner 25 March, 2025 15:00 - 20:45 The Dome, 1 Cornhill London, EC3V 3ND 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