Jeremy Hunt's Budget decisions have sparked concerns as councils face bankruptcy due to cuts in funding, potentially leading to civil unrest. Hunt has withdrawn £200 million annually from council budgets, impacting social housing funding and causing discontent among cash-strapped councils.
bonkers Jeremy Hunt pulls £200mn from councils after clawing back house sale funds https://t.co/5XTSWNKccO via @ft
On matter of cash-strapped councils, which we discuss in Ep 2 of Electoral Dsyfunction, @pmdfoster & @JenWilliams_FT report Hunt pulled £200m/yr from council budgets after ending policy of letting LA’s keep 100% of the revenues from council house sales https://t.co/1PWWunaIfI
🚨🔥NEW: hunt winds down scheme that put £200m into social housing — done quietly as part of #Budget2024. Whitehall baffled given housing crisis; cash-strapped councils livid. Million+ on housing waitlists. Scoop via @ft. Me with @JenWilliams_FT https://t.co/fjGq13ilMr
Hunt is ending a two-year policy that let English local authorities keep 100% of revenues from sales of council homes, which delivered an extra £200m a year for social housing. @pmdfoster @JenWilliams_FT https://t.co/3rYJDHb4Ku https://t.co/poAc7sdn9G
FT UK: Hunt pulls £200mn from councils after clawing back house sale funds #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/H7pP2c8pkl
Jeremy Hunt pulls £200mn a year from council budgets https://t.co/pRXgqugyCW
Cuts to council funding as a result of this week’s Budget could lead to civil unrest on the streets, a local government leader has warned 🔴 Exclusive from @janemerrick23 https://t.co/Y99rjHwXJJ
Council cuts as a result of this week's Budget could lead to civil unrest, local government chiefs have warned, by me in @theipaper https://t.co/aWVOH10OdN
More councils face bankruptcy with no new money for social care and a predicted squeeze in local government funding over the next four years, ministers have been warned @janemerrick23, @ChaplainChloe, and @RichardVaughan1 report https://t.co/3ed5RRhZcY
More councils could go bust as Jeremy Hunt is accused of ignoring social care in his Budget @theipaper https://t.co/PDLBghtJfK