Councils across England are facing a severe financial crisis, with many on the brink of bankruptcy due to the cost of housing homeless people and other financial burdens. An emergency meeting in Westminster brought together council leaders to address the 'national crisis' in temporary accommodation and homelessness. The situation has been exacerbated by 14 years of austerity, with local authorities like Eastbourne spending 49p in every £1 of taxpayers' money on temporary accommodation. 40 Conservative MPs have written to Rishi Sunak asking for more funding for councils, as places like KirkleesCouncil have seen drastic budget cuts. Liverpool's housing register has 14,000 people, with costs for temporary accommodation rising from £250,000 to £19 million in three years. In Nottingham, £100m has been cut annually since 2013. Councils such as Croydon and Slough have gone bankrupt, attributed to 'bad management'. Debates around tax cuts versus public service funding are ongoing, with Luton facing a £160million budget cut over 14 years. The government has responded by allocating an emergency bailout of £600 million to help councils tackle the cash crisis, amidst talks of selling off assets like buildings and public parks.
UK government injects £600 million to avert council bankruptcies https://t.co/zGpViS6Hz8 https://t.co/nZAx7t4GE7
UK town halls get £600 million boost after bankruptcy warnings https://t.co/mjmgzv7eZA via @tomelleryrees https://t.co/hBDhkmcKsf
The UK government hands English councils a £600 million ($765 million) budget top-up after a wave of bankruptcy warnings https://t.co/t7WwkRGHcR
Shrewsbury & Atcham MP, Daniel Kawczynski, has encouraged colleagues to rebel against the government over the amount it gives councils to fund services. He says councils like @ShropshireCouncil need more money. FULL STORY ⏬ https://t.co/W75KLxJOT6
Councils set to get extra funding to tackle cash crisis https://t.co/VPKIHCCgkS
BREAKING: British councils to receive major £500m emergency bailout in bid to avert bankruptcy crisis https://t.co/P2csilvmbh
Councils are set to receive an emergency bailout from the government following recent warnings of more bankruptcies. "Councils are talking about selling off buildings and public parks." @JuliaHB1 | #TalkTV https://t.co/Feqtke7xkV
Councils are set to receive an emergency bailout of £500m from the Government following recent warnings of further bankruptcies.
WATCH📺: Councils like Luton have had £160million cut from their budget over the last 14 years. Local areas are stretched more than ever while they pick up the slack from 14 years of Tory chaos, the cost of living crisis and inflation. Our communities deserve better. #Luton https://t.co/2gLdc9ulN0
ICYMI: 'You two Tories are sitting there talking about tax cuts with no recognition of the fact that dozens, perhaps scores of councils are at the point of bankruptcy' Michael Crick would prefer any fiscal headroom to be spent on public services, rather than tax cuts. https://t.co/5xpGJoXgXa
'you two Tories are sitting there talking about tax cuts with no recognition of the fact that dozens, perhaps scores of councils are at the point of bankruptcy' Michael Crick would prefer any fiscal headroom to be spent on public services, rather than tax cuts. https://t.co/244cJMkHcI
Councils say they need help, is help coming? 'Last year council funding went up by around £5bn', says @CPhilpOfficial. He adds 'that some councils, like Croydon and Slough, have gone bust' due to "bad management". #PoliticsHub https://t.co/GlTNastFii 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/USTeHbhfNt
"The record of the last Labour government was to invest in our local communities… but I can’t make commitments when the economy is in a complete mess." @bphillipsonMP on crisis in local government finances. #PoliticsHub https://t.co/GlTNastFii 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube https://t.co/med2Fju5pD
"Where we get to with the current government is a pledge and no plan to make it happen." @bphillipsonMP calls for a focus on early years #PoliticsHub https://t.co/GlTNastFii 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/VhmKPKvf1Q
"The reord of hte last Labour government was to invest in our local communites… but I can’t make commitments when the economy is in a complete mess." @bphillipsonMP on crisis in local government finances #PoliticsHub https://t.co/GlTNastFii 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube https://t.co/LuAzFwdCk8
'If we are not careful the safety nets will collapse' Council Cllr Stephen Holt says his council spends 49p in every pound on temporary accommodation and adds that 'we need the government to work with us on a bigger solution'. #PoliticsHub https://t.co/GlTNastFii 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/c7o5XDrRs4
"In many ways, councils are the canary in the coal mine when it comes to government spending and right now they're saying they just can't make the sums add up." @SophyRidgeSky discusses the pressure on council budgets. #PoliticsHub https://t.co/GlTNastFii 📺 Sky 501/YT https://t.co/kDWnWwvBnV
Soaring homelessness threatens to tip English councils into insolvency, leaders warn https://t.co/By9wffq54s
After 14 years a handful of Conservative MPs are waking up to the damage of austerity and urging a change in direction. In #Nottingham we have had £100m taken from us every year since 2013. The Government must increase this year's Financial Settlement or services will suffer. https://t.co/S66qDMZmnD
At a summit organised by Eastbourne Borough Council, local government leaders have said they are facing “a national crisis” due to funding challenges. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/pY8z4dg5W9
14,000 people are stuck on Liverpool's housing register. The cost of temporary accommodation has spiralled from £250,000 to £19 million in three years. In Parliament, I asked when the Government will wake up to the scale of the housing emergency. https://t.co/s1W5df4kBQ
This data exposes the terrible price that ordinary people have paid for fourteen years of Tory austerity. Amongst the hardest hit towns in Birkenhead, where the average person is nearly eighteen grand worse off than they were in 2010. https://t.co/qhaN976nbA
💸 Councils across England have already gone bankrupt due to funding cuts, with many more in difficult situations. 🗣️ Even senior Tories are calling on Sunak to fund councils properly. 🚫 14 years of Tory austerity has crippled local government. More austerity is not the answer https://t.co/GLSOPssllE
Council leaders holding emergency meeting in Westminster to warn govt the cost of housing homeless people is pushing then to brink of bankruptcy. Eastbourne’s Council leader says they are spending 49p in every £1 of taxpayers money on temporary accommodation. https://t.co/S602bq9MiD
🏠In a room just off Whitehall this morning council leaders from across England - of all party colours - are gathered to warn of a ‘national crisis’ in temporary accommodation & homelessness, caused by a big financial burden being felt across the board. @TimesRadio
So 40 Conservative MPs have written to Rishi Sunak asking for more funding for councils🤦🏼♀️ Too little, too late. Local authorities, including @KirkleesCouncil have seen their budgets drastically cut, impacting our precious local services & facilities. https://t.co/BIb5hkvHgQ
“Westminster is not listening to local authorities when they’re telling them that budgets are running away.” Leader of Derbyshire County Council Barry Lewis emphasises the demands and pressures faced by councils which is leading them towards bankruptcy. @Roolockwood | #talktv https://t.co/InVQbrjjVk