Government to help Woking Borough Council repay debt

The council declared itself effectively bankrupt in 2023 with £2bn of debt. But in May, the authority said the government had agreed to “aid the reduction” of its financial hole. The BBC has asked the government how much money they intend to give the council. Ministers, who are unhappy with the current two-tier system, want…

Government to help Woking Borough Council repay debt

The government will help a council repay its multi-billion pound debt ahead of local government reorganisation, it has been announced. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said it had committed to providing “initial debt repayment support” to Woking Borough Council (WBC), but had not yet agreed on an amount. A ministry spokesperson said:…

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Call for help with school uniform costs in England

Dan Whitworth & Dearbail Jordan Reporting fromWinsford, Cheshire Getty Images Few councils offer school uniform support, and one of the UK’s largest debt advisers has called on the government to change that Low-income families in England struggling with the cost of school uniform should be offered grants as standard, one of the UK’s largest debt…

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