Rural Fair Funding
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.
25 Oct 2021
Homecare costs outstrip funding from councils
The BBC has detailed how a recent report shows many councils are not paying homecare companies a high enough hourly rate to cover basic costs like travel time between clients...
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25 Oct 2021
NHS in England to receive £5.9bn to cut waiting lists
An article published by the BBC details how the NHS in England is to receive an extra £5.9bn in this week’s Budget, the government has announced The money will be...
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04 Oct 2021
RSN response to Spending Review
The Rural Services Network has highlighted the importance of the Government Releasing Opportunity and Removing Barriers for rural areas in its submission to the Spending Review 2021 This is the...
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31 Aug 2021
Rural areas hardest hit by youth work cuts, NYA warns
Cuts to youth work services in rural areas have left young people at risk of grooming from criminal gangs, poor mental health and a lack of employment support, according to...
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16 Aug 2021
Concern that Cornwall is being ‘levelled down’ by the Government
Cornwall Live reports Councillor Tim Dwelly, a member of the Shadow Cabinet at Cornwall Council, has claimed that the Government has misled Cornwall as it is “not levelling up Cornwall,...
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09 Aug 2021
Rural areas left out of Treasury’s levelling-up cash, report claims
The Independent reports on research by the Rural Services Network and economics consultancy Pragmatix showing that the Government’s Levelling Up Fund is leaving rural communities unfairly disadvantaged in comparison to...
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04 Aug 2021
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 4th August 2021: The way...
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12 Jul 2021
Schools Funding Consultation
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...
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07 Jun 2021
RSN Shares its Concerns and Seeks Your Views on the Government Consultation on Consistency in Recycling
The Rural Services Network is keen to respond to the Government’s current consultation on Consistency in Household and Business Recycling in England. Whilst the RSN welcomes proposals to increase recycling...
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26 Apr 2021
Labour launches policy review as data shows £255m cut to rural communities
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...
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