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Fairer Funding Campaign

RSN urge rural authorities to respond to the consultation
04.01.2021

RSN urge rural authorities to respond to the consultation

The Government announced the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement on 17th December 2020 This sets out the funding that Local Authorities will receive for the period 2021-2022.  The Rural Services Network is concerned that once again,...

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Still no fair share for rural communities
22.12.2020

Still no fair share for rural communities

Last week’s Provisional Settlement for 2021/22 for local government once again means rural residents paying more in Council Tax (per head) than their urban counterparts . The Government’s policies show rural residents in comparison to urban getting less government...

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RSN responds to Provisional Settlement 2021-22
17.12.2020

RSN responds to Provisional Settlement 2021-22

RSN reaction to Provisional Local Government Financial Settlement The Rural Services Network welcomes the news of an increase in Rural Services Delivery Grant in the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2021-2022 announced today.   The RSN represents over...

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Spending Review 2020 - Gigabit capable broadband funding
14.12.2020

Spending Review 2020 - Gigabit capable broadband funding

In our analysis of the Spending Review 2020 through a Rural Lens (referred to in last week’s Bulletin and availa ble here ) we reported on the Spending Review decision regarding the roll out of gigabit capable broadband. ...

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Fairer Funding Campaign
09.12.2020

Fairer Funding Campaign

Sparse Rural represents rural local authorities and is campaigning for Fairer Funding for Rural Areas. Did you know that in the Provisional Settlement for 2021-22 → Urban areas in 21/22 will...

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Comprehensive Spending Review - Key Rural Concerns
30.11.2020

Comprehensive Spending Review - Key Rural Concerns

Last week the Government announced a one-year Spending Review for 2020, the long- term spending review being abandoned in favour of a short term approach to prioritise the response to Covid-19 and a focus on supporting jobs. There are some...

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RSN Initial response to Comprehensive Spending Review
26.11.2020

RSN Initial response to Comprehensive Spending Review

The hotly anticipated Comprehensive Spending Review was announced today, and given the unprecedented times in which we live, it was always going to be critical to see how the Government would support the shrinking economy and ensure the sustained delivery...

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Councils warn of insolvency risk without big cuts
16.11.2020

Councils warn of insolvency risk without big cuts

The BBC report that a recent survey undertaken by the County Councils Network (CCN) shows several local authorities could be forced into ‘damaging’ cuts to services next year to remain solvent. Only one in five of England's county councils and...

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Rural Services APPG Meets Chief Secretary to the Treasury on Spending Review
19.10.2020

Rural Services APPG Meets Chief Secretary to the Treasury on Spending Review

On 13th October the Rural Services All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) met Steve Barclay MP The Chief Secretary to the Treasury to raise a number of rural issues ahead of the upcoming Spending Review. The RSN provides Secretarial Support to...

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RSN response to the Comprehensive Spending Review
28.09.2020

RSN response to the Comprehensive Spending Review

The Government announced earlier in the year its Comprehensive Spending Review which is carried out approximately every three years to allocate funding to departments which provides certainty for government departments to plan ahead The Government asked for written representations...

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Public Sector Funding

The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.

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The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.

Future of Rural Areas

The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.

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The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.

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Rural residents can suffer from Rural Vulnerability, due to a combination of issues such as poor transport, lack of broadband low wages and higher than average house prices. 

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