Category: Finance and budget

167 Finance and budget posts found.

Crowdfund Shropshire: One week to go for the first round

22/11/2023
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Shropshire Council is calling for voluntary and community groups and organisations to get their applications in to improve their local area, for…

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Finance report shows almost 75% of spending reductions identified so far

08/11/2023

In the first six months of the financial year, Shropshire Council has identified £38m of the £51.4m spending reductions that it must…

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Shropshire Council’s financial situation – update shared at Cabinet

06/09/2023

Shropshire Council’s Cabinet has given reassurance on the council’s financial situation, given recent headlines of the financial struggles faced by other councils,…

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Finance report shows £34m of spending reductions so far

24/08/2023

In the first three months of the new financial year, Shropshire Council reports that it already expects to achieve over £34 million…

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New Customer Service Centre opening times to take effect from next week

17/08/2023

Shropshire Council’s Customer Service Centre (CSC) opening times are changing from Monday 21 August, creating more time for targeted, outbound calling to…

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Year end overspend reduces by £1.5m despite inflation and service pressures

31/05/2023

The final figures for the latest financial year show that Shropshire Council’s overspend reduced by £1.5m to finish the financial year 2022/23…

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£2.1m of cost of living support delivered to Shropshire residents since October 2022

22/05/2023

Shropshire Council has delivered over £2 million of additional support for residents from the Household Support Fund provided by the Government since…

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Cost of Living payment: £301 on the way for eligible households

25/04/2023

Many of the lowest-income households will get new Cost of Living Payments from the Government, as bills and food costs remain high…

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What will the spring Budget mean for your energy bills?

20/03/2023
Cost of living

Last Wednesday’s Budget announcement by the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt included an extension to the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) for a further three…

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Free school meals support to continue in Easter holidays as part of £4.1m package to support households with cost of living

15/03/2023
Cost of living

Families in Shropshire who currently receive free school meals during school term time will continue to receive support over the Easter holiday…

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