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Information and updates related to council finances, funding, and business rates.
Information on council finances
GOV.UK – 4/2020: council tax information letter, 5 November 2020
LG Inform – financial hardship and economic vulnerability
GOV.UK – COVID-19 local authority compliance and enforcement grant
GOV.UK – local restrictions support grant - guidance for local authorities
National Audit Office – COVID-19 cost tracker
GOV.UK – local government income compensation scheme for lost sales, fees and charges
GOV.UK – technical note on local government finance COVID-19 package (pdf, July 2020)
MHCLG June 2020 financial information survey – breakdown of results (pdf, 251KB)
LGA – Key questions and issues for finance portfolio holders during the COVID-19 pandemic
LGA – COVID-19 council finance FAQs
LGA – MHCLG June financial information survey results breakdown (pdf, 10 July 2020)
GOV.UK – use of free early education entitlements funding during coronavirus
GOV.UK – local authority Emergency Assistance Grant for food and essential supplies
GOV.UK – local authority test and trace service support grant
GOV.UK – Towns Fund: further guidance
GOV.UK – allocation of £3.2 billion emergency funding for local government
GOV.UK – councils given greater financial relief against cash flow pressures
GOV.UK – letter to councils about extending the statutory audit deadlines for 2019 to 2020
GOV.UK – European Social Fund 2014 to 2020: Q&A on COVID-19 response
GOV.UK – advice note for Local Government: accounting for spend against the NHS £1.3bn: COVID discharge arrangements (pdf, 26 April 2020)
GOV.UK – timetable of forms for local authorities for spending and financing data
CIPFA – guidance for council chief finance officers who are considering issuing a Section 114 report (pdf, June 2020)
Business rates and support
GOV.UK – £830 million funding boost for high streets
GOV.UK – guidance on business support grant funding for local authorities
GOV.UK – COVID-19: financial support for businesses (including local authorities)
GOV.UK – business support: coronavirus job retention scheme (relevant to local authorities also)
For more information on business support, please see our business support page.