DISTRICT COUNCILS CALL FOR COUNCIL TAX RAISING POWERS FOR NEW HEALTH PRECEPT
District councils must be able to raise council tax by 2 per cent to invest in prevention measures that would help relieve the ever increasing demand on social care and NHS budgets. The District Councils’ Network, which represents 200 district councils across England,...
DCN consultation response on funding for supported housing
DCN consultation response to government plans for a new housing costs funding model for supported housing and how funding for emergency and short term placements should work.
New Homes Bonus reforms punish housebuilding districts
Reforms to the New Homes Bonus outlined in the provisional local government finance settlement will have a disproportionate and adverse impact on the communities we serve and remove both the incentive for growth and the funding to support it – despite the fact...