City councils 'getting 3 times as much money for children as shires'

City councils 'getting 3 times as much money for children as shires'

New analysis has found that the average metropolitan borough council is receiving £1,011 per child for children's services, compared with just £39 in county and rural authorities.

CCN: Rural councils receive ‘three times less’ children’s funding

County and rural unitary councils receive one third of the amount of funding for vulnerable children given to those in some towns and cities, according to the County Councils Network (CCN). CCN says that counties and rural unitaries receive £339 per child for children’s services… The post CCN: Rural councils receive ‘three times less’ children’s funding appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC).