Local authorities are struggling to juggle higher demands against central government funding cuts of nearly 50 per cent since 2010-11, says the National Audit Office.
Higher capital taxes on Britian's record levels of wealth are needed, says the Resolution Foundation, including a reform of Council Tax and Inheritance Tax.
All councils will be able to increase general council tax by up to 2.99 per cent in 2018/19 to fund local services without the need for a referendum – an increase of one per cent on the previous year. Most district councils can increase by £5 per year at Band D level.
More than 423,000 homes have been given planning permission but are still waiting to be built, according to new research published today by the Local Government Association.
The Children’s Society campaign to exempt young care leavers from paying council tax – which has seen 13,000 benefit so far -- has been recognised with an award.
New analysis by the Local Government Association illustrates the strain being placed on council budgets as a result of the rising demand for adult social care and children’s services.
Plaid Cymru has attacked Westminster's cuts to council tax benefits and has accused the Welsh Government of failing to protect Wales’ poorest households.