County Councils Warn of Service Cuts and Redundancies

County councils warn of service cuts and redundancies

Millions of people in England’s county areas could see cuts to services as Government funding is set to cover just 2p of every £1 in rising costs, CCN warns.

Millions of residents in county areas face sweeping council service cuts as government funding covers just 2p in every £1 of new costs

England’s largest councils will receive just 2p in government funding for every £1 of their rising costs over the next three years as government diverts money to urban areas— and could force them to cut dozens of everyday services, from libraries to social care, as they grapple with an £11bn funding gap. New analysis by the County Councils Network (CCN) shows that county and large rural unitary councils will be spending £7bn more a year on servi…