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UNIONS have urged the incoming government to commit to fairly funding local councils after a new study revealed today that they face a funding gap of £6.2 billion.
The Local Government Association (LGA) has determined that the issue is fuelled by increasing costs and demand for adult social care, children’s services, homelessness support and transport for children with special needs and disabilities.
Due to severe financial constraints, two-thirds of councils have already been forced to reduce services like waste collections, road repairs, and library and leisure facilities this year, an LGA survey found.
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
LOTTE COLLETT welcomes the arrival of a new party for the left, a vehicle for councils to finally fight for progressive policies on housing, green spaces and public facilities, rather than administering cuts and misery from central government
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
