The sum is around 4% above the council’s net budget of £285m. According to a report, the authority will rely on its reserves to fund the shortfall. The total amount of reserves held by the council is ...

A council has projected an overspend of £9.3m for the year amid a financial situation that remains "serious and sombre." The ...

The Treasury should have disclosed a £9.5bn overspend in the public finances in the run-up to the previous government's ...

Adass said 81% of councils which responded reported being on course to overspend their adult social care budget in the current financial year, up from 72% in 2023/24. Overspend has continued to ...

A council is predicting an overspend of almost £4.3m in providing adult social care this financial year, due to rising costs.

TOWN Hall chiefs are set to be briefed on the council’s financial position – with the latest update forecasting an overspend ...