Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural locales is costlier.
A new report today reveals the regional impact on local authorities as a result of the government’s flagship adult social care reforms, concluding that the costs of these proposals could
Launched with a flurry of grand statements, the ‘Levelling up the UK’ White Paper promised to ‘break the link between geography and destiny, so that no matter where you live
Well now we have it – or rather for most rural areas now you don’t!!
Public Health Allocations announced last week are yet again failing to deliver for rural communities
Notes of last SPARSE Rural Special Interest Group meeting on 24 January 2022 – held online via Zoom
Warnings from an education authority that funding is set to “remain challenging” for a number of schools in the short-term, despite the government providing lump sums to keep some running
The Government published the provisional local government finance settlement for 2022-23 on 16 December 2021 A more detailed review of the proposals by the RSN’s local government finance consultants (Pixel
The Rural Services Network welcomes the 2022-2023 Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement, announced today by the Rt Hon Michael Gove. The RSN is the national champion for rural services, representing
In our initial response to the Social Care White Paper which we issued the day after the White Paper was published, the Rural Services Network welcomed the ambition of the
The Nuffield Trust Deputy Director of Policy Natasha Curry commented last week ahead of the vote to the amendment to the Care Act 2014
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Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural locales is costlier.
A new report today reveals the regional impact on local authorities as a result of the government’s flagship adult social care reforms, concluding that the costs of these proposals could be significantly underestimated
Launched with a flurry of grand statements, the ‘Levelling up the UK’ White Paper promised to ‘break the link between geography and destiny, so that no matter where you live you have access to the same opportunities’
Well now we have it – or rather for most rural areas now you don’t!!
Public Health Allocations announced last week are yet again failing to deliver for rural communities
Notes of last SPARSE Rural Special Interest Group meeting on 24 January 2022 – held online via Zoom
Warnings from an education authority that funding is set to “remain challenging” for a number of schools in the short-term, despite the government providing lump sums to keep some running
The Government published the provisional local government finance settlement for 2022-23 on 16 December 2021 A more detailed review of the proposals by the RSN’s local government finance consultants (Pixel Financial Management) will be sent to members as soon as possible.
The Rural Services Network welcomes the 2022-2023 Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement, announced today by the Rt Hon Michael Gove. The RSN is the national champion for rural services, representing 115 rural local authorities across England, and campaigns for fair funding for rural areas.
In our initial response to the Social Care White Paper which we issued the day after the White Paper was published, the Rural Services Network welcomed the ambition of the Government in the Social Care White Paper ‘People at the Heart of Care’. In particular we agreed with the Social Care Minister Gillian Keegan who stated in her speech, “We cannot be serious about Levelling Up unless we are also serious about social care”
The Nuffield Trust Deputy Director of Policy Natasha Curry commented last week ahead of the vote to the amendment to the Care Act 2014
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