
Rural communities ‘overlooked’ in Whitehall’s allocation of post-Brexit Levelling Up fund
‘Keep It Simple’ – Rural councils and service providers call on government to ensure Levelling Up funds are allocated fairly, transparently and based on need
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.
‘Keep It Simple’ – Rural councils and service providers call on government to ensure Levelling Up funds are allocated fairly, transparently and based on need
The Department for Education opened a consultation on 8th July exploring School Funding with the Government claiming it will be made simpler, fairer and more transparent as the Government ‘levels
The Rural Services Network is keen to respond to the Government’s current consultation on Consistency in Household and Business Recycling in England.
Labour has launched its rural England policy review and outlined its plan to become ‘the party of the great British countryside’ as LabourList reports on data showing that Government cuts
The Scottish Government’s funding per person is almost 30 per cent higher than the English equivalent, according to The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), as reported by the BBC and
Rural Services Network (RSN), CPRE, English Rural Housing Association and Britain’s Leading Edge have called for reform of Government funding, so that it adequately serves rural communities, reports Politics Home
Shropshire Council debated a motion on 25th February which set out details of the imbalance of funding between rural and urban council
The Rural Services Network has highlighted (again) that rural areas, like those across Yorkshire, face the triple whammy of greater need, higher costs and lower funding
Rural Services Network, Britain’s Leading Edge, CPRE, the countryside charity and English Rural are calling on the Chancellor to use the upcoming Budget to level up against rural disadvantage
The Rural Services Network (RSN) is pleased that the Final Settlement for Local Government, announced last week in Parliament with a written statement from the Minister, includes the additional £4
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.
‘Keep It Simple’ – Rural councils and service providers call on government to ensure Levelling Up funds are allocated fairly, transparently and based on need
The Department for Education opened a consultation on 8th July exploring School Funding with the Government claiming it will be made simpler, fairer and more transparent as the Government ‘levels up education across the country’
The Rural Services Network is keen to respond to the Government’s current consultation on Consistency in Household and Business Recycling in England.
Labour has launched its rural England policy review and outlined its plan to become ‘the party of the great British countryside’ as LabourList reports on data showing that Government cuts will cost rural communities £255m this year
The Scottish Government’s funding per person is almost 30 per cent higher than the English equivalent, according to The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), as reported by the BBC and the Times
Rural Services Network (RSN), CPRE, English Rural Housing Association and Britain’s Leading Edge have called for reform of Government funding, so that it adequately serves rural communities, reports Politics Home this week.
Shropshire Council debated a motion on 25th February which set out details of the imbalance of funding between rural and urban council
The Rural Services Network has highlighted (again) that rural areas, like those across Yorkshire, face the triple whammy of greater need, higher costs and lower funding
Rural Services Network, Britain’s Leading Edge, CPRE, the countryside charity and English Rural are calling on the Chancellor to use the upcoming Budget to level up against rural disadvantage
The Rural Services Network (RSN) is pleased that the Final Settlement for Local Government, announced last week in Parliament with a written statement from the Minister, includes the additional £4 Million pounds for the Rural Services Delivery Grant set out in the Provisional Statement