{"id":122918,"date":"2024-08-28T08:55:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T08:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/28\/manchester-city-council-considers-cuts-amid-50m-shortfall\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T08:55:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T08:55:27","slug":"manchester-city-council-considers-cuts-amid-50m-shortfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/28\/manchester-city-council-considers-cuts-amid-50m-shortfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City Council considers cuts amid \u00a350m shortfall"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Manchester City Council is facing a \u00a350m funding shortfall over the next few years, with the authority’s finance chief warning they are “at a cliff edge”.<\/p>\n

While no overspend figure has been released, the problem is thought to stem from rising costs and increased demand in the social care sector, the Local Democracy Reporting Service<\/a> (LDRS) said.<\/p>\n

The council needs to make the cuts after having already used up \u00a351m of “smoothing reserves”, according to executive councillor for finance Rabnawaz Akbar, presenting the current budget in February.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen they are gone. We are at the cliff edge,” he warned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A \u00a35.3m social care overspend was one factor behind the council expecting to face a budget gap of \u00a341m by the 2026\/27 financial year. <\/p>\n

However, faced with increasing costs and overspends, the LDRS understands the authority is now working on finding \u00a350m in savings over the next few years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The council is the latest in Greater Manchester\u00a0to confirm it is facing rising costs, which is putting pressure on its budget.<\/p>\n

Oldham Council recently announced it was projected to overspend by \u00a325m this year, on top of an existing \u00a311m black hole from last year, prompting the launch of a voluntary redundancy scheme.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Salford is facing a \u00a36.8m overspend, and Tameside\u2019s figure is \u00a3680,000, mainly due to increased pressures in adults and children\u2019s social care, as well as homelessness.<\/p>\n

A full update outlining the size of Manchester’s overspend is due to be released in early September.<\/p>\n

A report into the council\u2019s finances in June said: \u201cRobust monitoring processes are in place and future reports will be brought to the executive on the position throughout the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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