The Mayor of Salford along with the finance Councillor Youd have both said there are “fundamental financial issues” in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.
The Autumn Statement which was announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, revealed that the government was “going for growth” by introducing new tax cuts for business investment – but there was no increase in spending for public services.
Paul Dennett said that the lack of funding in the new package is “threatening services residents and communities.”
With the Lead Member Councillor Jack Youd, we have given our views on the Government’s recent Autumn Statement, ahead of the local government settlement expected mid-December pic.twitter.com/CpWMxllM0D
— SalfordMayor (@salford_mayor) November 28, 2023
The Mayor went on to say that “whilst the statement provided some welcome news” including the local government housing allowance rates his real concern is that the Chancellor hasn’t addressed “skyrocketing rents in the private rented sector here and now.”
Lambasting the package of measures, Paul Dennett said: “We continue to experience significant increases in homelessness primarily driven by escalating costs in the private rented accommodation and also no-fault evictions.”
With an average household income of less than £30,000 per year, The Mayor said there are also: “Long-standing concerns about the costs and the pressures on adults and children, on social budgets, which are also spiralling.”
However, the criticism from Salford City Council didn’t end with Mayor Dennett, Councillor Jack Youd said he was “disappointed that there is very little news for local government.”
Youd added: “As the 18th most deprived area in the country, this has brought greater hardship as we struggle to support people’s needs, particularly in housing and social care.”
Councillor Youd's views pic.twitter.com/eEmVoJNi37
— SalfordMayor (@salford_mayor) November 28, 2023
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