Councils in England face a funding gap of almost £3 billion over the next two years just to keep services standing still, the Local Government Association has claimed.
The Local Government Association has raised concerns about the state of council finances
It is calling on the Government to ensure councils have adequate resources to meet ongoing cost and demand pressures, protect local services from cutbacks and invest in improving the services our communities rely on.target to save more than £50mLast month an LGA review of its financial situation expressed concerns at the council's need to make 95 per cent of its planned savings just to avoid depleting its reserves entirely.
Those costs would be the funding needed to maintain services at their current levels and would not address areas which council leaders say need more support, such as the adult social care provider market, children’s social care and homelessness. Councillor Pete Marland, chair of the LGA’s Resources Board, said: “Inflation, the National Living Wage, energy costs and ongoing increasing demand for services are all adding billions of extra costs onto councils just to keep services standing still.
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