This distress comes along with an equal pay liability, rising adult social care demands and potential 100 million Pounds costs from IT system issues.
Despite receiving an additional 5.1 billion pounds from the government for 2023 to 2024, the council is under scrutiny for its financial management as its facing reduced business rates income, and inflation. The Labour Party has blamed a decade of conservative cuts to public services, saying they have lost 1 billion pounds in funding.
According to the special interest group of municipal authorities, at least 26 councils in some of Britain’s most deprived areas are at risk of bankruptcy within two years.
