Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
11 Feb 2019
Education Secretary under pressure for rural school funding
The Education Secretary Damian Hinds is under pressure from members of his own party regarding funding for rural schools, according to the Tes. In particular, Esther McVey MP for Tatton...
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04 Feb 2019
Fears over council funding gap
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that councils in England are facing an £8 billion funding gap by 2025. Metro reported that, according to the LGA, by 2020 councils...
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07 Jan 2019
Welcome to 2019 from the RSN!
We’re looking forward to another busy year supporting all of our members. Our mission is to be the national champion for rural services, ensuring that people in rural areas have...
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17 Dec 2018
RSN RESPONSE – Provisional Settlement
RSN response to Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement The Rural Services Network has long campaigned for fairer funding for rural areas and it today welcomed the additional £16million allocation to the...
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17 Dec 2018
Local government funding
Local Government Secretary James Brokenshire announced last week the Government’s proposed 2.8 per cent funding increase for local authorities, as reported by PublicFinance.co.uk. This is, however, dependent on local authorities...
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10 Dec 2018
Funding of adult social care inquiry
The Rural Services APPG has for some months been carrying out an Inquiry into the future funding of Adult Social Care in the rural context. The Inquiry was limited to...
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10 Dec 2018
Council spending woes
The BBC has published data detailing the extent of council cuts since 2010. The statistics show that in England councils spend most on education, followed by adult and then children’s...
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03 Dec 2018
Church calls for joined-up rural strategy
A Rural Strategy was agreed at the recent AGM of the Rural Services Network. This document calls upon the Government to take the lead to produce a comprehensive, long...
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05 Nov 2018
Budget Review – Implications for Rural Communities
The Treasury have provided us with a summary of announcements from the Budget 2018 which benefit Rural Areas. Below is a table showing these announcements set against the RSN...
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22 Oct 2018
Select Committee on the Rural Economy
Our Chief Executive Graham Biggs MBE gave evidence today (16th October 2018) to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Rural Economy. He responded to a number of...
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