Final budget proposals put forward
Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet is set to consider final budget proposals for 2022/23.
Finance
Government support for energy prices – council tax rebate
On Thursday 3 February, the Government announced measures to help protect households from the steep cost of living increases, such as higher energy bills and food prices. One of the measures announced was a one-off Council Tax rebate of £150 for properties in Council Tax Bands A-D. A further measure includes the creation of a … Read more
Budget consultation hits the road
LIVERPOOL City Council is taking its budget consultation on the road next week – so it can engage with residents face to face about options to save £34 million next year. The local authority has already seen its funding reduced by around 65 per cent since 2010, with spending now £465 million a year less … Read more
Debt refinancing deal will deliver a boost of up to £15.8 million for services
Liverpool City Council has concluded the refinancing of £65m of debt, which is projected to save £15.8 million in repayments and shave 26 years off the loan term.
BLOG: National Living Wage Week and Marmot Community Status
As part of National Living Wage week, Liverpool City Council’s Deputy Mayor Cllr Jane Corbett, who is also the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, tells us more about the city’s plans to achieving ‘Marmot Community Status’, and how improving outcomes for local people – enabling them to live longer, healthier and poverty free lives … Read more
Budget consultation is under way
Liverpool City Council has started a consultation on its budget for 2022/23 as it seeks to bridge a £34 million gap next year. The council’s budget is £465 million a year less than it was in 2010. Council Tax only raises 40 per cent of the total needed, with the remainder coming from government grants … Read more
Budget challenge outlined
Liverpool City Council is to begin a consultation next month on its budget for 2022/23 – but is warning residents there will be ‘no easy decisions’ as it seeks to save £34 million next year.
Advice to residents following welfare changes
Liverpool City Council is reminding residents that support is available to people affected by the removal of the Universal Credit uplift and increasing energy prices.
Our City. Our Future. Your Say.
Liverpool City Council is opening discussions with residents, businesses and organisations about the city’s future. The council wants to hear their views on what they love about Liverpool and how we can come together to make it a fairer city for everyone. There will be opportunities for residents to get involved by filling out postcards … Read more
Joint statement on Liverpool’s One Stop Shops
UNISON members in Liverpool One Stop Shops have agreed proposals that retain a permanent One Stop Shop presence and secures jobs going forward, whilst enabling Liverpool City Council to achieve a balanced budget. The proposals secure a vital and much valued service, extending the One Stop Shop offer to more communities in our city, an … Read more
New £10m Local Business Support Grants Launched for Liverpool City Region
A further £10m round of financial support has been announced for Liverpool City Region businesses. The new Local Business Support Grants, of between £3,750 and £13,500 per business, are aimed at businesses who have not yet accessed funding from the Liverpool City Region. The £10m fund is the latest round of the Liverpool City Region … Read more
Additional support announced for Liverpool City Region taxi drivers
A further £2m fund, established by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to enable its six local authorities to contribute to the costs of taxi licences, has been announced, taking the total support package to £3.5 million. Established in October last year, the first round of the fund enabled the six local authorities to provide … Read more
Budget consultation set to begin
Liverpool City Council is set to begin a public consultation on its budget for 2021/22.
Half term vouchers for children on free school meals
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has today announced the city council will provide food vouchers for around 20,000 children on free school meals over the half term holiday next week. The £15 supermarket vouchers will be distributed through the city’s network of Children’s Centres from next Tuesday, in the same way they were during lockdown. … Read more
Timeline for return of business events – Letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer
Mayor Anderson and business leaders have written to the government urgently calling for a timeline on the return of business events.
Liverpool Submits £1.4BN COVID-19 Recovery Plan To No 10
Liverpool has set out an unprecedented £1.4bn plan to help boost the nation’s post-Covid recovery and preparations for a post-Brexit economy. The city has submitted a 178-page report to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor outlining how the city aims to prevent a socio-economic crisis deeper than the 1980s recession, with a multi-layered programme which … Read more
Liverpool community bank approved by FCA
Plans for a community bank to tackle financial inequality in Liverpool have taken a major step forward after its registration was given the green light by the financial regulator. Liverpool City Council has joined forces with local authorities in Wirral and Preston to create the not-for-profit enterprise – North West Mutual Ltd – which was … Read more
Mayor’s reflections of a decade in office
On 6 May 2010, Joe Anderson became leader of Liverpool City Council. Here, the Mayor reflects on 10 years in charge… It feels a world away, while we deal with the impact of the Coronavirus, but it is worth looking back on how the decisions we made over the last ten years will prepare us … Read more
Cuts to Covid-19 support “puts lives at risk” – Mayor
A “scandalous” cut in financial support to Liverpool’s attempt to tackle the Covid-19 crisis will costs lives, according to the city’s Mayor.
Council urges businesses to apply for support grants
Liverpool City Council is urging small businesses to apply for a coronavirus support grant.